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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: " DR. CHRIS" <hcfghjhgf@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: " DR. CHRIS" <atm_master_card11@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:12:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: TNT GLOBAL DELIVERY COMPANY


 TNT GLOBAL DELIVERY COMPANY

 Address: agboku Grace Plaza,

 2E-4 ELigaliAyorinde,portonovo

 Victoria Ireland Benin republice

 contact email......(atm_master_card11@outlook.com)


 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 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 opened 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$10.5USD

 million 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 UBA Bank which

 issued this card.

 

 Get back to me with the following information to commence

 the shipment of atm visa card

 1) Your full Name:

 2) Home/Cell Phone:

 3) Full Home address

 4) Occupation:

 5) Age:

 6) Sex:

 

 I wait your urgent response. Thanks and remain bless

 Best Regards.

 DR. CHRIS

 +229 98343841

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