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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: "Mrs. Rebecca Ahmad Abu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomasgin@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 02:11:52 +0300
Subject: Your Bank Draft Delivery Update

Hello,

You have to get in touch with my secretary and provide him with the correct deliverey address and beneficiary name on the certified bank draft I directed him

to have it drawn in your power. It is valued at $2,5 million just as I promised to reward you after the financial transaction. Though we could not complete

it, I found a new partner who assisted me.

The package left Lagos Nigeria on 02/07/2012 and since on the 21st of February, 2012 it has been in Louisville, Kentucky, United States awaiting custom

clearance as I have been informed by the UPS regional office in Lagos.

All you have to do is send your correct information and delivery address to my secretary and the requested $125 redirection fee by UPS. Once you send the

information to my secretary, inform him to have the bank draft issued to the correct beneficiary's name you will give him. Once you send him the fee and

beneficiary's information, the bank draft will be returned from USA to enable him make the changes and register it for immediate delivery to your current

address.

INFORMATION TO SEND TO MY SECRETARY:
Beneficiary's name..........
Delivery address............
Contact number..............

You can contact Secretary:
Mr. Thomas Gin
Tel:+234 708 242 0797
Email: thomasgin@hotmail.com

You can check the delivery status of your bank draft with UPS Online:

WWW.UPS.COM
TRACKING NUMBER: H8640250193

You are expected to treat this as a matter of urgency.

Regards,
Mrs. Rebecca Ahmad Abu

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