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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. Chris JAMES" <ambassador_james@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: "DR. Chris JAMES" <dhlservice37@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:02:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: TNT GLOBAL DELIVERY COMPANY AMT


 TNT GLOBAL DELIVERY COMPANY AMT
 Address: agboku Grace Plaza,
 2E-4 ELigaliAyorinde,portonovo
 Victoria Ireland Benin republice
 contact email
 dhlservice37@hotmail.com
 
 
 Good day to you, this is the second notice we are sending to
 you in regards to your ATM visa card left here in our
 office, we notified you about this few weeks ago but we
 haven’t heard from you up till this moment. Many other
 packages, which we are supposed to deliver together with
 yours had already been delivered to their various owners and
 yet yours is still here in our company.
 
 You can check on our website track with The written numbers
 below and see those whom we have already delivered; they all
 have received their shipments in a good condition. Tracking
 number: 415459624 ( already delivered ) This is the evidence
 of the shipments we have already made safely and no
 complain. Today we brought out some packages abandon here in
 our office, so that is where we found yours sealed in an
 envelope. We opened this all to find out is an ATM card.
 
 Attached to this, is a letter sealed in the same envelope
 stating that this card worth the sum$17,250,000.00USD
 million Dollars also that it has already been activated for
 use. Reading down on this letter, which explains that the
 pin numbers of the card will not be giving to any other
 person but you and it has to be from the bank UBA Bank which
 issued this card.
 
 Get back to me with the following information to commence
 the shipment of atm visa card
 1) Your full Name:
 2) Home/Cell Phone:
 3) Full Home address
 4) Occupation:
 5) Age:
 6) Sex:
 
 I wait your urgent response. Thanks and remain bless
 Best Regards.
 DR. Chris
 +22968864258

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