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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: "Mr Tunde Justice" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitedpercalservice6906@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 18:38:32 +0300
Subject: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE[UPS]

 
Attention: Dear Valued Beneficiary
 
Please read this mail carefully and proceed to collect your ATM CARD
worth US$20.000,000.00 payment.Following this year's (2015) review of
the global financial matters and just concluded investigations by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in conjunction with  the ECONOMIC AND
FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (E.F.C.C), it is revealed that your email
is among the list of people who have never received any of their
payments among  lottery, inheritance, compensation and awarded
contract funds and victims who have lost a lot of money to scammers
while trying to claim their funds.
 
In view of the foregoing, a new payment of US$20.000,000.00 has been
approved in your favour and credited into an ATM CARD which shall be
delivered to you. Note: Thousands of fraudsters have been using this
method in scamming most foreign creditors that we have in the payment
list here in our office. We use this medium to inform you that any
mail that do not come with the new communication code: NG/.CCUF
-HFUR-/RLPPPW/.is false. In this case, you’re adviced not to respond
to any mail that  does not come with the above communication code for
safety purpose.
 
Our final conclusion was that, the fund should be paid to you via an
automated teller machine card (ATM) as it seems, this will be easier
and faster for you to receive payment
concrete arrangement have been made with a new delivery Company which
is the UNITED PARCEL SERVICE for a safe delivery of the ATM CARD.
 
OFFICE CONTACT DETAILS:
AGENT:Agent Name: Mr John Adams
Contact E-mail: unitedpercalservice6906@gmail.com
 
Your new communication code: NG/.CCUF -HFCR-/RLPPPW/.Do complete the
below details for proper verification and documentationalso Reconfirm
the followings.
 
 
                         INFORMATION (REQUIRED)
 
NAME: ................................................
.......................................
GENRE: ................................................
........................................
COUNTRY/TERRITORY: ..............................................
............................
OCCUPATION: ................................................
.................................
CELL NUMBER: ................................................
...................................
HOME ADDRESS: ................................................
...................................
 
 
All documents that will give legal back up to your ATM CARD have been
made available for your kind perusal. The only requirement from you is
$350 (Three Hundred And fifty Dollars) for the Administrative
Endorsement and Governmental Clearance Order on your ATM CARD.
 
 
You are expected to respond to the above email within the next 24hours
to avoid closing your payment file and tagging it as unclaimed.
 
Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices
claiming to be in possession of your Compensation Funds and forward
any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon
it immediately. Help stop cyber crime.
 
Thank You
 
Mr Tunde Justice

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