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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: "Agent Susan Roseline" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <upsdeliveryagentheadoffice1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 13:36:02 -0200
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT!!!

Attention:

We just received an email from someone claiming to be your family member saying that you are dead, you died on Monday night in a car accident opposite Deer field Beach, but before you died at the hospital you ask one Mr. Peter Lifschultz to come and claim your compensation funds on your behalf and should be deposited into your family account, and now he has also agreed to pay for the UPS Delivery Fee of $470usd for your $3.5 million to be deliver to his door step. So i am writing you to confirm if you are Dead or Alive may your gentle so rest in perfect peace in the bosom of the Lord.

But if you are alive and do not reply back before 24 Hours we will have no other alternative than to believe that you are truly dead according to your next of kins Mr. Peter Lifschultz.

If you are Alive you can get back to me as fast as you can, so take note that every thing has been paid for and all necessary agreement has been made.it is just for the Delivery Fee that this Peter Lifschultz has agreed to pay for and also if you refuse to get back to our office am afraid we shall give him your $3.5 Million US Dollars and he will forward the Delivery Fee to the UPS Delivery Agency.


CONTACT OF THE DELIVERY AGENT:

NAME: Rev Lewis Brown
EMAIL: upsdeliveryagentheadoffice1@gmail.com



We have with us a scan copy of the secret photo we snapped him the day he came to our office to table this matter that you are really dead and buried, so if you need the scan copy of it for verification purposes please request for it, Also understand that this fund can still be transfer into your Bank account if that is what you will prefer. And also make information below available for Delivery purppose.


1. FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND
THE ATM CARD TO(P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

Please take note that you have been given just 24 hours only to get back to us so that we can confirm if you are alive and get Mr. Peter Lifschultz arrest and jailed for impersonation.

We await your swift response in regard of this email we have received from
Mr.Peter Lifschultz.


Best Regards,

Susan Roseline

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

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