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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr LARRY JOHN <westernu749@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedparcel1@w.cn
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 13:11:50 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Mr LARRY JOHN


ATTN:PAYMENT NOTIFICATION!
This is to bring to your notice that, I have
paid the courier charges and the delivery of your ATM CARD.I paid it
because the ATM CARD  worth $800.000.00 USD has less three weeks and
four days to expire and when it expires the money will go into Government
reserve.With that I decided to help you pay the money so that the ATM CARD
will not expire,because I know when you get your ATM CARD definitely you
must compensate me.
 
Now your ATM CARD  has been deposited with UPS Courier Company for
delievry so i want you to contact Ups Courier Company  with your Full
Contact informations so that they can deliver your ATM CARD to your
designated address without any delay. Like i stated earlier, The delivery
charges has been paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused...Reasons for their refusal is because they do not know when you are going to contact them. They told me that their keeping fee is $43per day and i deposited it yesterday  this week .
 
Below is their Contact Informations,
Contact Person:  Mr LARRY JOHN
Contact phone number is +229 99131677
UPS Courier   and Security Company
Email:()
Contact Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know once
you receive your ATM CARD.
The addition fees was caculated $86 today,and note that fail to do so today another $43 will be adding by tomorrow and bear it in your mind that the addition $43must be continusly adding every blessed day.
Here is the information you can use to send the $86 today and remember that it will be $129 by tomorrow when you fail to do so today okay.
 
1. Receiver Name:: :Ikwunne O Anthony
2Country. /City: Benin Republic./Cotonou
3. Question:::: When
4. Answer:::::: Today.
5. Amount::::: US$86.00
6.MTCN=====
7.Sender's Name
 
Waiting to hear from you as soon as you received this mail
 Yours Sincerly ,
Mr LARRY JOHN

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