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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" <paymentcenterw@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tntcouriredeliverycompany@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 15:54:13 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: WELCOME TO TNT DELIVERY SERVICE COMPANY




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.
Email (tntcouriredeliverycompany@yahoo.com.hk)
(+229)98950265


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.com track 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: 415459624 ( 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:ecobankplc956@yahoo.fr

Person to contact, Mr. Mike Odili
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 OR money
gram to the name of our receiving agent below.

Receiver's name_________Anagor lawrence ifezue
Country_________________Benin republic.
City____________________Cotonou
Text question___________Today
Answer _____________is yes
Amount_________________$55.00

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:tntcouriredeliverycompany@yahoo.com.hk
Tell phone(+229)98950265



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