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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: "United Parcel Service LTD (UPS)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitedparcel-ups@admin.in.th >
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 16:18:54 -0500
Subject: Reminder!!!
United Parcel Service LTD (UPS)
(Customer Service Department)
Gariki Abuja-Nigeria Branch
Email:upsdeliverydepart@rocketship.com
+2347087178068
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT
Compliment of the season to you I am Mr Ken Coker the newly appointed Dispatch Officer for the UPS Courier Service, Gariki Branch.I wish to inform you that a shipment order will be placed on your parcel with Registration #: 392R-3TVD-CQF the parcel was tendered to us by Officials of the United Nations for onward delivery to you
Your parcel which was placed on hold by the custom officers has been cleared Tariff Act of 1930 and Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRow). Under the Department of Homeland Security the parcel with Registration #: 392R-3TVD-CQF has been cleared and ready to be dispatch to you.
As the newly appointed Dispatch Officer it is my duty to ensure that your parcel get to you without any delay just because of the bad name given to us by the past Director and complains from some of our customer claims that co-ordinators has been extorting money from customer and never send their parcel to them , As the new Dispatch Officer a meeting was held on the 2nd of August 2012 to make sure that the files of all customer are being looked into and also check out for customers that have paid and never received their parcel that was when we actually found out that you have not redeemed.
To that effect we decided to help customers with the issue who has not receive their parcel, Please to enable us dispatch this parcel to the right fully owner you are advise to re-confirm your current shipping details so that we can update your profile and your parcel delivery to you without any delay.
Note: You are only required to pay $55 Payment of this Security Keeping should be directly to our payment receiving officer details :
Receiver Name : Benson Osifo
Location: Nigeria
Text Question: Who is Good
Answer: God
On the confirmation of you payment your package will be set for delivery which you will receive within 48hours.
Your package contain the following information
I. AN ATM CARD (Issued by the World Bank)
II. ORIGINAL COPY OF INSURANCE BOND
III. UNITED NATIONS VTI INVITATION LETTER
IV. CERTIFICATE OF CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS ORIGIN (Issued by Internal Revenue Board)
PACKAGE COLOUR: Brown
REG NUMBER: CVL/TW/US/254.
Should you have any further queries do no hesitate to write to us. Thanks for using as i expect a copy of the receipt of mail soon.
Regards
Mr Ken Coker,
UPS DELIVERY OFFICER.
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