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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: "Mary Judith." <simona.sedlak1@alice.it>
Reply-To: upscourierservicesint@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:36:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attn


Attn
We have finally arranged to transfer your $4,500,000.00 USD
through UPS company. We were able to accomplish this through the help of
Mr.Gabriel Bello of federal high court of justice and every necessary
arrangement has been made successfully with the UPS delivery company
Hon. Jerry Leo. Contact the director with your delivery information,
your phone number, address, city, and your receiver's name. Name: Email
agentudo. (upscourierservicesint@yahoo.com) Phone number: +229 68623178

Kind Regards
Miss. Mary Judith

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