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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: Intel Express Courier Company <markfamilybox@gmail.com>
Reply-To: intel.expressdelivery2@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 10:35:05 +0200
Subject: YOUR ATM VISA CARD IS READY FOR COLLECTION

Hello Dear,

Greeting to your family



*YOUR ATM VISA CARD
IS READY FOR COLLECTION*:

I am happy to inform you that your Inheritance/Lottery fund amount of
(US$2,100,000.00) Two Million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars,
has been credited into an international ATM Visa Card, which you can use to
withdraw your funds in any location of ATM Machine Centre Cash point of
your choice in any part of the world with maximum withdrawer of US$5,000.00
Dollars per a day until the total amount in the ATM card is fully withdrawn.



I have been waiting for you since to contact me regarding the ATM Card but
I did not hear from you since that time then I went and deposited the
package ATM CARD with *Intel Express Courier Company*, Johannesburg South
Africa as I travelled out of the country for a short Course and I will not
come back till end of the year 2020 due to COVID-19 CORONA VIRUS. What you
have to do now is to contact the Intel Express Courier Company as soon as
possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the
expiring date.



For your information, I have paid for the Clearance Certificate Fee neither
of the ATM CARD showing that it is not a drug Money nor to sponsor
Terrorist attack in your Country. The only money you will pay to the
Courier Company to deliver your ATM CARD directly to your Postal Address in
your country is *(US$150.00)* only, being the Security Keeping Fee of the
Courier Company so far.



Again, I would have paid that fee to the Intel Express Courier Company but
they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case
of demurrage. You have to contact the Intel Express Courier Company Manager
immediately for the delivery of your ATM CARD package. Contact the courier
Company Manager immediately on the below information:



*INTEL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY*

Contact Person: *Dr. David Khumalo*

Position: Director Delivery Department

Email: intel.expressdelivery2@gmail.com

Email: intel.expressdelivery3@gmail.com

Telephone: +27 72 699 3039

Fax Number: +27 68 526 5432



Please make sure that you reconfirm the following details below to them:

*1. Full Name:*

*2. Country of Origin:*

*3. Receiving Address:*

*4. Direct Telephone Number:*

*5. Occupation:*

*6. Age:*



Contact the Courier Company as soon as you receive this massage to avoid
any further delay and remember you are to pay them their Security Keeping
Fee of *$150* only for their immediate action. As a matter of facts, make
sure as the rightful beneficiary of the ATM CARD package of
(US$2,100,000.00), you must contact them by indicating the Parcel Code
*(IEC-ATM/SA21018)* so that they can find it and pick up immediately as
they have it in their record.



Yours Sincerely

Mr. Terry Moore

(Acting Manager of HSBC BANK, London United Kingdom.

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