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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: "Mrs.Chisom Koffi" <mrschisom_koffi@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ups00o7@rediffmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:33:16 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Contact UPS Courier Delivery Company


Contact UPS Courier Delivery Company
Good day my dear.
 
How are you? Hope all is well with you and your family.
 
I know that you might have forgotten about this your outstanding fund
due to our mistake to delay the delivery up till now.I am writing to
inform you that your file was found in our office today and we
discovered that your cheque of $3.5Million united state dollars have
not been sent to you as was instructed by our late boss Mrs. Pamela
Duff.
 
My dear, we are very sorry for the mistake and the delay, please bear
with us because the fault is from our former secretary who did not
listen to the instruction giving by our boss to deliver this money to
you as her next of kin beneficiary.
 
As i discover this file today, I quickly rushed to the issuing bank of
Africa to confirm the situation of your money, but for God so kind, the
money is still available and ready to sent to you, but due because I
know that the amount in the cheque may expired before getting to you,
so I pleaded the bank director to covert it into an ATM CARD, so that
it will be easier for you to withdrew in any ATM cash point in your
Country.
 
My dear, Note that your cheque has been convert into Master ATM Card to
free it from Expiring and you should withdrew $5000 daily until the
3.5M is completed.
 
This is to tell you that the arrangement to deliver to you the
$3.5Million in ATM CARD is concluded today.
 
Now Your ATM CARD is well packaged with every legal document to cover
it form not having any problem with any Office Authority even with your
Federal Government, we have also deposited your ATM Card with the UPS
Courier delivery Company in Benin Republic in conclusion to deliver it
to your home as soon as you contact them on this email
(ups00o7@rediffmail.com ) with you current information.
 
1. Full name,……………….
2. Your home Address,………………..
3. Your current telephone number,……………………
4. A copy of your picture,……………………..
5. Your age/sex,………………………..
6. Your country,…………………….
7. Your occupation…………………………
 
For your Information, We have paid for the delivery charges. Therefore
you should please contact them now to avoid additional cost of
demurrage because the Ups director said that, after 2days, it should be
counting on demurrage.Therefore you should contact them immediately to
avoid paying any demurrage or keeping fees to them ok, I deposited it
on the 11th FEB- 2011.
 
My dear, you should contact the Ups Company Director on this below
E-mail.
 
E-mail; (ups00o7@rediffmail.com)
Contact Person; Dr Tim Philips
Tele Phone Number; +2348029064755
 
Please try to call him on phone immediately to know when Your ATM CARD
could be deliver to you.I wait for your update as soon as you have
receive your ATM CARD Package
 
Thanks and God Bless You.
Mrs. Chisom Koffi



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