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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: <info@xtdnet.nl>
Reply-To: unitedparcelservice397@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:49:13 +0000
Subject: UPDATE CONTACT THE UPS NOW!!


ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC).
House 44. Albert Macaulay Way Victoria Island Lagos/Nigeria
Phone Number +2347086980024
Attn:
I am Mrs Olabisi Hakeem with the ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (E=
FCC). The ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION in alliance with Economic C=
ommunity of West African States (ECOWAS) have been working towards the erad=
ication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the h=
elp of United States Government and the United Nations.
We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various par=
ts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TO=
GO, GHANA CAMEROON AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our custody here in Lag=
os Nigeria. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are barrist=
ers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you =
to be the next of kin. We have been able to recover so much money from thes=
e scam artists. The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United Stat=
e Government have ordered the money recovered from the people to be shared =
among 1000 Lucky people.
This email is being directed to you because your email address was found i=
n one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here i=
n Nigeria and with the information gathered from this scam artist, we notic=
ed that you have been ripped of so much money and the organizing committee =
have decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the lost of y=
our fund. You are therefore being compensated with the total sum $2.7 Milli=
on USD Only (ONLY)
Since your email appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a=
compensation of $2.7 Million USD Only (ONLY), we have made arrangement to =
provide you with an ATM CARD that you will use to withdraw your money in an=
y part of the World, we have made an arrangement to deliver your ATM Card t=
ru UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (U.P.S) all you will have to do now is to get back=
to me Code Of Conduct (REF.G16990W) to prove to them that you are the righ=
tful owner of the ATM CARD all you will do now is to contact them through t=
he email addresses stated below with your Code Of Conduct and also your Ful=
l Name,Occupation,Home Address, Country,Gender,Calling Number
Full Name..........
Country............
Home Address.......
Gender.............
Occupation.........
Cell Phone.........
Age................
Driver license or international Passport.............
Please contact now for the delivery of your ATM CARD
Email : unitedparcelservice397@gmail.com
We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.
For your information the above email which is AOL is were to get a direct =
contact with Mr. John Peter and not their general email to avoid contacting=
all the department. So to avoid any form of misconduct just contact his of=
fice email as indicated unitedparcelservice397@gmail.com
Thanks for your kind understanding.
My personal regards to you and to the rest of your family.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Olabisi Hakeem
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Please note that e-mails, letters and phone calls are currently been made t=
o unsuspecting persons by fraudsters claiming to have access to their funds=
. Every day, people throughout the world are falling victim to scams of one=
way or the other. It could be an unexpected prize draw or lottery win, or =
a chance to invest in an exciting new money-making or investment program . =
In the circumstance, we unreservedly advice you to dissociate yourself from=
all correspondence and transactions entered into based on evidently fraudu=
lent and fictitious claims.
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