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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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Fraud email example:

From: TNT DELIVERY SERVICE <officeyfuu@peoplepc.com>
Reply-To: TNT DELIVERY SERVICE <tntdeliveryservice123@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:49:45 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Subject: WELCOME TO TNT DELIVERY SERVICE




   
Offers Shipping Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management and  to  any where in the world. Company Address: Plot 5,Government residential area branch(GRA) Way,Ayaboninsa Avenue, COTONOU-BENIN.
tntdeliveryservice123@yahoo.com.hk
 (+234)7032367735

Good day to you, this is the second notice we are sending to you in regards to your atm visa card left here in our office, we notified you about this few weeks ago but we haven’t heard from you up till this moment.

Many other packages, which we are supposed to deliver together with yours had already been delivered to their various owners and yet yours is still here in our company. You can check on our website www.tnt.comtrack with the written numbers below and see those whom we have already delivered; they all have received their shipments in a good condition.

Tracking number: 396100765      ( already delivered )

This is the evidence of the shipments we have already made safely and no complain.

Today we brought out some packages abandon here in our office, so that is where we found yours sealed in an envelope. We had to open this all to find out is an atm card.

Attached to this, is a letter sealed in the same envelope stating that this card worth the sum $2.6 Million US Dollars also that it has already been activated for use.

Reading down on this letter, which explains that the pin numbers of the card will not be giving to any other person but you and it has to be from the bank Oceanic Bank which issued this card. If you wish to speak with the bank to acquire your pin numbers, you can reach the bank on with E-mail:  oceanicbankpaccount@yahoo.com.hk

Person to contact, Mr. Mike Odili
Phone no: +2347032367735

The pin numbers will be issued to you by this bank; this will be when the card gets to you tomorrow. We had a dispute with the (NICON) Insurance office about your insurance certificate which they demand $155 for that, but now all has been settled. We are happy to inform you that Your ATM CARD is inside one of the ENVELOPES we are to dispatch today.

Since you are having it difficult to raise the $155 needed, the fee is now reduced to $55 for you. So you can now send $55 only to receive your CARD. A tracking number will be forwarded to you upon receiving the fee $55. The agent will call you once the package arrives in your city then you give him more directions on how to drive down to your house. You will need to sign on the papers which he will give to you once the driver reaches your house. After this, you have to call the bank for your pin# as this can not be send in a mail to you for some security reasons. Note, you can also change the pin numbers if so desire for your own safety.

You are advised to send a total sum of $55.00 via western union to the name of our receiving agent below.

RECEIVER:      uba  chinaka
COUNTRY:       BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:              COTONOU
QUESTION:     TODAY?
ANSWER:        YES

Forward the payment information to us immediately you send the $55 dollars today. We are waiting your urgent respond so we can move out the card today.

Once the card is dispatched today, you should expect the arrival tomorrow. So please we advice you stay and wait to receive the card personally because we won’t like giving it to someone else unless you have an urgent place to attend then you must drop a written note with whom ever you ask to receive it on your behalf.

MR. FABIAN OKOYE
E-mail: tntdeliveryservice123@yahoo.com.hk
Phone: (+234)7032367735


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