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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: "IN REGARD TO YOUR PACKAGE FROM A. M" <officemichael900@gmail.com>
Reply-To: h_many1@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 07:53:18 +0100
Subject: Urgent Attention Needed

IN REGARD TO YOUR PACKAGE FROM A. M. COURIERS COMPANY NIGERIA


A. M. Couriers provide access to a growing global market place through
a network of supply chain, transportation, and business and related
information services. The A. M. Couriers service company is hereby
passing an essential message to all our valuable customers to be very
careful while presenting their receivers/residential address to avoid
wrong delivery.

Authoritatively, this is the A. M. Couriers service company mailing
you in respect of your parcel that was brought to this company to be
delivered to you by the Minster of finance of Nigeria, before the
delivery protocols commenced, there was a misunderstanding between you
and the national insurance corporation of Nigeria (NICON) over the
insurance certificate which caused the delay of you receiving your
parcel for the past one year.

Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the A. M.

Couriers has finalized everything with the (NICON) and subsequently
approved yours among the 24 valuable parcels which contain an ATM
card. The government said your card worth ten million united state
dollar ($10,000.000.00) which is now in our office and also with your
name as the receiver, kindly send your residential address to the A.
M. Couriers company for your delivery.

The shipping and insurance fee have been paid by the federal finance
department,you are to pay for the security keeping fee which serve as
Risk allowance because its highly risk to keep such amount in once
custody.

The charge must be paid before shipment will commence.
And the charge fee required is $100. As soon as we confirm your
payment, our delivery team will dispatch your ATM card as well as the
attached certificate and the letter to your residence.

It will only take 48 hours (2days) for delivery. I want you to
re-confirm your shipping address your Full name, contact address,
mobile number, and mode of identification: We were instructed to email
you, due to the high priority of your package and everything will be
taken good care by me. Get back to me with the required information
and also let me know when you are ready to send the required fee so i
can send you the information you will need to send the $100. Await
your reply and your shipping information details.

Thanks.
Mrs Hope Mary.
A. M. Couriers Limited
Address: 13 Olutosin Ajayi Street, Ajao Estate, Mafoluku, Lagos

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