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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: "DR MIKE J.OBARU" <bendamma@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: upservicecourier@live.com
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:10:10 +0800 (CST)
Subject: CONTACT UNITED PARCELS SERVICES UPS URGENT


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ATTN, PAYMENT
NOTIFICATION:
 


This is to bring to your notice that, I have
paid the re-activation fee and the delivery of your ATM.I paid it because the
ATM Card 8119 $1.5m, has less 21 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 back my money and even compensate me for helping
you.
 
I will not cheat you now I want you to
contact  UPS United Parcel Services  with your Full Contact information so that
they can deliver your Card to your designated address without any delay. Like I
stated earlier,
 
The delivery charges have 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
demurrages might have increase.
 
They told me that their keeping fees is $
148 us dollars per day and I deposited it today be 26th October
2012.
 
Below is their Contact
Information’s,
Contact Person: Mr. James
Martine,
UPS United Parcel Services
 
Email: ( upservicecourier@live.com  )
Tel: +229 98812990,

 
Contact Today to avoid increase of their
keeping fees and let me know once you receive your
Card. 
Yours
Faithful

DR
MIKE J.OBARU

Payment Director.
CONTACT UNITED PARCELS SERVICES UPS URGENT
 
 

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