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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: "Adam Ziglier" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adamziglier52@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:16:39 -0200
Subject: Your Pending Atm Card is Ready.

Dear Friend,

After waiting for you to come over and receive your compensation and no response was heard of you, I concluded and decided to locate a courier company to deliver your consignment. I registered and paid for the Delivery fee of your cashier check valued $2.500 000.00 Million US Dollars with JeRoug Security Company (J .C.C).

I would be going to visit a friend and will not be back until January, 2017. I will want you to contact JeRoug Security Company (J .C.C) now to know when they will be delivering your parcel containing your ATM Card. I have taken care of the delivery charges and the insurance fee, which cost me $1,570. Therefore, the only fee you will have to pay to them right now is the monthly demurrage/keeping fee which i did not pay for because i do not know when you will be contacting them for the delivery.

But if you will be very fast in contacting them, you will be charged only one month demurrage fee which will cost only US$150.00 So I urge you to contact them as soon as you receive this email. And send the $150 through Western Union Money Transfer to the delivery manager.

ZIQUBU DOLMA,
JeROUGH TRUST SECURITY COMPANY.
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
E-mail: jerough.t.ss@gmail.com
Tel: +27838688915

Try to contact him as quickly as possible to avoid increase in demurrage fee. Please reconfirm your delivery address again to avoid any mistakes in the delivery of your fund. Send the below information to the company, not po box.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address-------------------------
Home Telephone-----------------------
Office Telephone---------------------

Send the US$150.00 through western union money transfer with the following information.

Receiver Name: Ziqubu Dolma
Address: Johannesburg South Africa .
Text Question: Color
Answer: Blue
Amount: US$:150.00
Send MTCN # ...................

Note: You are to contact the MRS. ZIQUBU DOLMA via this email: -- (jerough.t.ss@gmail.com) also try to call Captain, Ziqubu Dolma immediately so as to expident action. do not forget to sendtohim this security code: UN0090, it will identify that you are the owner of the parcel containing the check. Do let me know as soon as you receive the parcel.

Regards,
Mr. Adam Ziglier.

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