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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. RICHARD RAMOS," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <capitalldeliveryservices@manager.in.th>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 02:57:43 -0700
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.



Good day,
I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of USD $5.500,000,00 United state dollars to the Capital Diplomatic Courier Services Company

Delivery services here in West Africa, due to I have waited enough to hear from you so that your contract/Inheritance payment funds will be transferred through CENTRAL

BANK OF AFRICA (CBOA) here, but because of the late response I now decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD with the Capital Diplomatic Courier Services Company with your

previous information as you listed it that time. I have paid to them their delivery charges & stamp duty fee, the only fee to be paid again is their security safe

keeping fee of $201 dollars only, Two hundred and one United State dollars .I 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 travelling to China to see my boss and I will not come back till next four months, therefore I will advise you to contact the

Capital 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 REV OLIVER QUEEN HATHAWAY, that it is ordinary African magazine I

want to deliver to my friend abroad to avoid further delay unless you delay to send their Security safe keeping fee $201. 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 Capital delivery

services will not listen to you they will be imagining if you want to Steal another person’s parcel.

Attention: Attention: REV OLIVER QUEEN HATHAWAY
Shipment Officer of Capital delivery services Nigerian Republic-mail Address: ( capitalldeliveryservices@manager.in.th )
Tel/FAX:+234 817-680-6278 / +234 7066360466 Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9876
Parcel Number: EG2272-BJ Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in form of African 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

1. YOUR FULL NAMES:______
2. Postal ADDRESS:_______
3. PHONE NUMBER:_________
4. CELL NUMBERS:_______
5. EMAIL ADDRESS :________
6. SEX:_____
7. AGE:_______________________
8. OCCUPATION:________
9. NATIONALITY:________

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 to your door step according to the shipment officer. Once again, the Capital delivery services do not know the content of the parcel, I registered it as an

African magazine they don't know it contains ATM MASTER CARD 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 (1148) take note, once you receive the card you take it to any cash point around your area, slot it

in and enter the pin code for withdrawal, the amount you are to withdrew per day is USD$4,500.00. Only (Four thousand and five hundred United State dollars) each day.

Also ask them on how you are to make the payment for the security fee to them so they can affect immediate delivery on your parcel.
Remain blessed and enjoy your funds.
Thanks.
MR. RICHARD RAMOS

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