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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. Robert Johnson" <internationaldebtfnds1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Robert Johnson" <upsdeliveryservice75@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 11:43:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your ATM Card Of 8119 $2.5 Million

ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL Zenith HeightsPlot 87 Ajose
Adeogun Street,Cotonou Benin

Attn: Payment Notification,

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the re-activation fee and the delivery of your ATM.I paid it because the ATM Card 8119 $2.5 Million, has less three days to expire and when it expires, the money will go into Government purse. With that I decided to help you pay the money so that,the ATM will not expire, because I know that when you get your ATM definitely you must pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping you.

Now I want you to contact UPS DELIVERY SERVICE with your Full Contact information’s so that they can deliver your Card to your designated address without any delay. Like I stated earlier, the delivery charges has been paid but I did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused. So you must pay them the official keeping fees first so that they will resist your ATM card and deliver it to your home address.

The reason why you will pay them they official keeping fees is that they do not know when you are going to contact them and demurrage might have
increased.They told me that their keeping fees are $85 per day and I deposited it yesterday been 25th of Sep. Call him as soon as you receive this mail to pay them only today fee which $85 only.

You have to pay them official keeping fees of $85 so that they can deliver your ATM card to you without any delaying. Contact them as soon as you receive this mail so that they can give you the payment information you will use to send them the official keeping fees of $85 only and that is the only fee you will pay to them before they can delivery your ATM card to you.

Below is their Contact Information’s,
Contact Person: Dr. Jerry Leo,
UPS DELIVERY SERVICE
Tel: +229 99139355

Contact then Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees so that you will pay them the keeping fees of $85 today and let me know once you receive
your Card

Yours Faithfully
Mr. Robert Johnson

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