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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: UPS EXPRESS <offfffice799@gmail.com>
Reply-To: UPS EXPRESS <super.upscourier@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 15:17:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Valuable Customer.

Dear  Valuable Customer.

This is to bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of your fund transfer through the western union network, your Fund total sun of $1.5millon valid fund has credited into an ATM MASTER CARD and  have paid the Processing fee and the delivery of the ATM Card for you, it was paid by the depositor tony Morris because to the UPS Delivery Company. Therefore, you will have to response  asap for the delivery.

he paid the delivery fee  so that to avoid delay over your delivery to avoid your ATM Card  expire which will result to called back your funds into Federal Government treasury account because, he  trust that when you receive your ATM Card definitely you must pay him back and even compensate for helping you.

Now you are advice to contact reply back to this office UPS Express  with your details as below  you desire the delivery to be made so that we can deliver your ATM Card to your designated address without any delay. 

Your Full Name......................
Your Delivery Address..................
your Direct Phone number......................
Scan Copy Of your Id..........................

contact person 

Director Mr.Paul Edward
Tel: +229 98382763

response immediately you receive this email for immediate delivery 

Regards.
Mr.John Eri
Secretary
UPS Benin Republic office 

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