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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: Nelson Mark <infoooficeinfo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Nelson Mark <officefiles4office@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 03:10:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATM CARD AWARD (Contact Mr.Maurice for Delivery)


ATM CARD AWARD (Contact Mr.Maurice for Delivery) 

Good Day,

This reward and compensation were offered from United Nation and Humanitarian commission on 

aids. Having reviewed all the obstacles and problems surrounding the transfer of your ($1.8 

MILLION DOLLARS and your inability to meet up with some Charges levied against you due to 

the past transfer options, we the Board of Directors, Bank Of Africa (BOA) has ordered our 

Foreign Payment Remittance Unit to issue you a CORPORATE ATM CARD where your payment will 

be uploaded and today, we got notice that your Payment has been uploaded into this 

CORPORATE ATM CARD and also have registered it with
UPS for delivery to you.

For your information, the insurance charges have been paid and UPS were supposed to have 

shipped your packaged {ATM CARD} but they insisted that you must re-confirm to them your 

current delivery address to ensure Accurate Delivery. MOST IMPORTANT: Due to the content of 

the package, UPS mandated that before your ATM CARD will be shipped to your residential 

address, the delivery charges MUST be paid according to the New Customs Creed and the 

essence of such Document is to ensure a hitch-free delivery.

Contact UPS Director, Mr. Maurice Ahanhanzo.
UPS International Benin
Lot No. 23 Patte D'Oie
03 BP 2147Cotonou
Tel: +229 - 99253854

Fill the below information for the delivery purpose

1. Full Names
2. Delivery Address
3. Telephone Number
4. Your Occupation
5. Your Age
6. Your Id

Please hurry now as your package might in cure demurrages if it stays
More than 2 0r 3 days with UPS.

Thanks,
Mr. Nelson Mark.
Customer Service

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