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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: "Mrs.Joyce Carter" <barafagrabaralindkll@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Joyce Carter" <upscompany440@rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:57:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONTACT UPS COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR ATM CARD


 ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL
UPS EXPRESS HEAD OFFICE BENIN
DR SAMUEL JIME & ASSOCIATES
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOME
WEST AFRICA COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
EMAIL :( upscompany440@rocketmail.com  )
PHONE: +229 99 13 98 11
 
 
Attn: Payment Notification,
 
This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the re-activation fee and the delivery of your ATM.I paid it because the ATM Card 8119 1.5m used, has less than 3days to expire and when it expires, the money will go into Government purse. With that I decided to help you pay the money so that, the ATM CARD will not expire, because I know when you get your ATM CARD definitely you must pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping you.
 
Now I want you to contact UPS Delivery Service with your Full Contact information’s so that they can deliver your Card to your designated address without any delay. Like I stated earlier, the delivery charges has been paid but I did not pay their official delivery charge 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 delivery charges is $40usd so that is only money that you well pay to them so try and see that you send them the money so that there well send your ATM CARD to you.
 
Dr, LARRY ALEX
UPS EXPRESS COMPANY
EMAIL :(  upscompany440@rocketmail.com  )
EMAIL;upscompany440@rocketmail.com
Tel: +229 99 13 98 11
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.
 
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their OFFICIAL delivery chargesof $40.00 US Dollars for their immediate action today to avoid the increase per a day.
 
Please, make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of UPS Express Delivery Company Ltd Dr, LARRY ALEX with the address given to you. Note. The UPS Express Delivery Company Ltd don't know the really contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of a jewelries they don't know that the contents valuable ATM CARD. This is to avoid them delaying with the Box. Don’t let them know that is ATM CARD that is in that Box.
 
Name:   Ruth Brinson: Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4521 (www.ups.com)
Name:   Leigh Gilchrist: Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4530 (www.ups.com)
Name:   Amanda R. Hamilton:  Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4549      (www.ups.com)
Name:    Deborah Dominick: Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4558
 
Contact Today to avoid increase of their delivery charges and let me know once you receive your ATM Card.
Yours
 
Shipment Code: #AXIB 131ZXR,
Your Package Registration No; # Eg2272,
Security Code No: # 01721457,
PACKAGE No: # JKT0014523,
Items No: # J247,
Serial No: #1256784356,
Size of the items: 46m by 52m,
Weight of the items: 41kg.
 
Mrs.Joyce Carter
ATM OFFICE 

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