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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: Mr Gani Williams <mganiwilliams1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ups.courie@w.cn
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:52:49 +0300
Subject: HELLO



ATTN, PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the re-activation
and the delivery of your ATM CARD worth of $1.5million, I paid it
because the ATM Card ($1.5million),has less three days 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 will not
expire, because I know when you get your ATM definitely you must pay
me my money back and even compensate me for helping you.

Now I want you to contact The UPS COURIER COMPANY GHANA now with your
Full Contact information?s so that they can deliver your Card to your
destination address without any delay. Like i stated earlier, The
delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay their official
keeping fees since they refused.

They refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are
going to contact them and dumourage might ncrease. They told me that
their keeping fees is USD$25 per day and i deposited it yesterday .

so contact them immediately on how to send their keeping fees which is
USD$25 perday to them immediately to avoid more dumorrage.

Below Is the UPS Delivering Company Contact Information?s,

The Director General UPS Express
Contact Person: Dr.James Nelson.
E-Mail:( ups.courie@w.cn )
Contact Number: +233248839352
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Contact Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know
once you receive your Card.

Note; the only money you will pay them is the keeping fees which is
USD$25 per day and i deposited it yesterday so contact them
immediately and ask them to give you information where you will send
the security keeping fee to them today to avoid dumorrage.

i will be waiting to hear from you as soon as you receive your atm
card from ups company.

Best Regards,
Mr Gani Williams

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