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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. Ruth Umar" <informatica@centrominperu.com.pe> (may be fake)
Reply-To: marionleigon@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:14:56 -0500 (PET)
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION




YOUR COMPENSATION


Investigations have been on over scam activities as instructed by his
Excellency the president Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. the state security
service SSS have also been working to ensure that all fraudulent
activities stops as instructed by the president also to ensure that the
two.Million US dollars mapped out by the Federal government to compensate
each victim is paid without any trouble.

I have paid the shipping fee to DHL Delivery Company. This is the
registration Number of your

Package Jan/122p/mtm/2007Zip Code;0113388.

I want you to contact the company immediately with the following
information’s though i gave them your information but you need to
reconfirm your information to avoid mistake on delivery process,

The delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay their official
keeping fees since they refused, They refused and the reason is that they
do not know when you are going to contact them and demurrage might have
increase.

They told me that their official keeping fees is $65 per day AND will
start counting after 48hours its deposited and I deposited it yesterday.
you have to pay them official keeping fees is $65 so that they can deliver
your package ATM CARD to you without any delay. Call or e-mail Delivery
Agent as soon as you send the payment of $65 to below payment info. which
they provide and ask me to give to you to send the fee via western union
along with your residential Address were they are to arrive with the
consignment within 72hours.

Delivery Agent: Name) Mrs. Marion Link Leigon
E-mail } ( marionleigon@gmail.com
Tell Phone ( +2348035145861 )

Please contact Mrs. Marion Link Leigon immediately you receive this email
so that your package will leave tonight to be deliver to you.

God Bless you.
Mrs. Ruth Umar
Secretary Compensation commitee.

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