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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: UPS Courier Service Company <dsssqssss@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usps.centre@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:06:57 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attention' Attention' Attention'''(Parcel Delivery Notification).


Attention' Attention' Attention'''(Parcel Delivery Notification).
 
This is to notify you that your parcel is still in our possession, this parcel contained an International Cashier Bank Draft/Cheque worth the sum of US$2.5 Million dollars only and it is ready for delivery to your door step.
 
Meanwhile, before the delivery or shipment will take place, you are required to re-confirm to us the following data's so as to make sure we dealing with the right beneficiary:

1. Your Name
2.Address
3.Telephone
 
The above requested information will enable us deliver your parcel without any mistake. Further more, you might be asking yourself how come about this email, cheque or draft. Anyway, a Certified International Cashier's Bank Draft was brought to this office by a Winning Lottery Fiduciary Agent authorized by the UN debt reconciliatory committee to deliver part of your fund through our means, signifying that you are a rightful beneficiary of the Certified International Cashier's Bank Draft/Cheque.
 
We are happy to inform you once again that a parcel that contains a Certified International Cashier's Bank Draft/cheque worth the sum of US$2.5  Million dollars is among the 24 parcel's listed which is now in our office So dear customer we appreciate your patronage in our favor.
Without hesitations you are to pay for just 24 hours delivery fee of US$80 only. This payment have to be made via Western Unionl Money Transfer with the below payment information so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulates a demurrage after one week only, as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a huge amount and has some classified documents made available by the authorities behind this development due to the International laws guiding the transfer/payment of a huge fund such as this primarily because of the (9-11 attack to the USA and order countries).
 
Here under is the payment information with which you are to send the delivery fee of US$80.
Receiver Name:  TONY OBALA
Country:  Benin Republic
City:  Cotonou
Text Question: When
Answer: Today
Amount: $80 Only.
Do this and get back to me with the confirmation of payment as below
Sender's Address:……………..
MTCN: ............................
 
We assure you that your parcel will arrive at your country in within 48 hours and it will get to your door step the third day as soon as this company receives the delivery fee from you. The tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you via e-mail immediately so that you can track it you to see your parcel coming on the way and you will also know when it will arrive at your country because we operate in trust and loyalty in your favor.
 
UPS Courier Service Company hereby assures all our esteem customers that we are trying within the shortest time possible to completely eradicate all the scam mails going on all-over the internet and we advice you to be careful by not responding to e-mails so as not to be duped.
UPS provides access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain, transportation, business and related information services.
 
UPS is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30 years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies as UPS that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.
Waiting for the confirmation .
 
Dr. John Alfred.
Parcel Delivery Officer.
UPS Courier Service Company.

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