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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: "Barrister Daniel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tntclearancedesk077@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 19:45:44 -0400
Subject: Hello..

Hello,

I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of USD $800.000.00 United state dollars to the TNT Express Delivery Services here in Asian, due to I have waited enough to hear from you so that your funds will be transferred through CENTRAL BANK OF MALAYSIA (CBM) here, but because of the late response I now decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD with the TNT Express Delivery services with your previous information as you listed it that time.

I have paid to them their delivery charges & insurance coverage fee, the only fee to be paid again is their security safe keeping fee of $250 dollars only would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.

I will be traveling to IRAN to see my boss and I will not come back till next month,Therefore I will advise you to contact the track n trace shipment officer with his contact information as listed below for the avoidance of increase of their security safe keeping fee.

Note that I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a magazine where nobody will notice the content, I also told the shipment officer Dr Richard Syafiq, that it is ordinary Asian magazine I want to deliver to my friend abroad to avoid further delay unless you delay to send their security safe keeping fee. Make sure you contact him through this Email Address:
richard.syafiq@yahoo.com.my

Below is the shipment officer contact information including his email address with the parcel reference number, note that without you indicating your parcel number as listed below the TNT Express Delivery Services will not listen to you they will be imagining if you want to steal another persons parcel.

Attention: Dr Richard Syafiq Shipment Officer Of TNT Express Courier Malaysia.
E-mail: richard.syafiq@yahoo.com.my
Tel: +601-691-23249
Shipment Code: TNT/PARCEL/0567
Parcel Number: PN0092

Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in form of Asiann Magazine to your address, this is to avoid wrong delivery as i already gave them your delivery address but you have to re-confirm it to them ok.

Full name......................
Home address............
Country....................
Telphone...............

Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once they receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to 3 working days the magazine will arrived your door step according to the shipment officer.

Once again, the TNT Express Delivery Service do not know the content of the parcel, I registered it as an Asian magazine they don't know it contains ATM MASTERCARD inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery and besides I don't want you to lose your inheritance funds.

Your ATM MASTER CARD withdrawing access pin code number is (9774) take note, once you receive the card you take it to any cash point around your area and sllotten it and enter the pin code for withdrew al, the amount you are to withdrew per day is USD$15,000. (Fiftheen Thousand Dollas)each day. Also ask them on how you are to make the payment for the security fee to them so they can effect immediate delivery on your parcel.

Remain blessed and enjoy your funds.

Thanks.
Barrister Daniel.

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