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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: "Dennis Shormack" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dennisshormack@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:25:21 -0700
Subject: Re: direction of your (ATM CARD) Package.

Dear Valued Customer,

UPS: Redirection of your Package (ATM CARD) to your correct address. This email is coming to you as a reminder concerning your pending package that has been with us for a long time. As you already know that this is containing your pending VISA DEBIT CARD Package in your name and in the amount of $2.4million USD. This email is to let you know that our delivery team has finally carried out delivery of your package, The package left Lagos Nigeria on 13/06/2014 and since on the 20th of June, 2014 it has been in Louisville, Kentucky, United States awaiting custom clearance.

To track your package, go to www.ups.com and insert the tracking number below to view delivery status.www.ups.com

Tracking Number: H8640250193

On the tracking page you will see that this package is going to a wrong address. This is because you have refused to give us your cooperation, You are hereby advised to provide us with the below details so we can immediately have it sent out to our deliverymen in Kentucky.

Your Name(In Full):
Your Delivery Address:
Your Direct telephone Number:

Please note that you are required to provide a redirection fee of $155.00 USD which you are to make available to this office via WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER in the name of our accounting officer stated below.

Receivers Name: Balarabe Musa
Receivers Address: Lagos-Nigeria
Text Question: Reason
Text Answer: Soon
MTCN: ??????????
Amount : $155.00 USD

Upon receiving your correct details and the redirection payment MTCN from you, we will immediately notify our regional depot at the Airport Authorities in USA so that the package will be redirected to your correct address immediately. Give me a call on +234-8033-451-540. This is important and as such your immediate response will do you Good as your package will be re-directed to your designated address without delay. Please respond immediately to have UPS deliver your package to you today.You can also email our dispatch at deliveryman20101956@hotmail.com

Truly Yours,
Mr Dennis Schormack.
Phone: 00234-334-515-40
UPS Online Management Team.
All rights reserved
Visit our site:www.ups.com

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