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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: "Mrs. McMillan Annette" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infouspostalservice@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 06:52:26 +0700
Subject: ATTENTION: DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS. KATE HILLAIRE.?

ATTENTION: DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS. KATE HILLAIRE.?

We received an email from Mrs. Kate Hillaire, stating that she is your sister and you have given her permission to claim your package worth of $3.5,000,000.00 USD ($3.5 Million USA dollars) ATM CARD scheduled for delivery to your residence address.Your package among
the 6 parcels still in our custody that are still awaiting dispatch due to incorrect receiver's/delivery address.

The package was deposited in our office on 21th of October 2015, By James Comey, the current Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation(F.B.I), He said the fund was approved to settle old contractors and compensation of scam victims and overdue payment and your name was found among the beneficiary list and he also paid the original shipping/handling fees and your package was sent to your
Address, it was returned back to our office after 72 hours due to incorrect delivery address.

Here is information of the people that have receive there own atm card www.USPS.com you can also track it to confirm.
9405501699320064525320
9405501699320064525245

Confirm that Mrs. Kate Hillaire, was authorized to receive your package. If yes, do send us a letter of authorization instructing us to ship the package to Her address upon that she will be paying the Safe Keeping Fee of $380usd, immediately before the Package will
be shipped to her Address Below.

15937 Avalon
South Holland IL 60573-1844
USA

And if No please, Do also re-confirm your mailing information below as follows:

Send your correspondence to the manager:

1.)FULL NAME:.....
2.)ADDRESS:.......
3.)COUNTRY:.......
4.)AGE:.........
5.)SEX:.........
6.)PHONE:.....
7.)OCCUPATION.....
8.)YOUR SCAN COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVING LICENSE:..

Finally, you are to get bact to this office immediately for clarifications on this matter as we shall be available 24hours to speak with you and give you the necessary guidelines on how to ensure that your ATM MasterCard is deliverred to you immediately, And be very
mnuch informed that any further delay from your side could be dangerous, as we would not be held responsible of anything if this ATM MasterCard is delivered to Mrs. Kate Hillaire.

Name: Mr. Victor Arroyo
Email Address: infouspostalservice@gmail.com
Phone Number: (507) 323-9510

We are waiting to receive your authorization letter for onward shipment To Mrs.Babara Hillaire if you are the one that gave her permssion, so that once she make the payment for the Safe keeping fee of the package which is the sum of $380usd before we commerce
with the delivery to her door step without any delay.

Faithfully,
Mrs. McMillan Annette
United States Postal Service
U.S. Postal Service.
REGULAR POST SERVICE NEW YORK.

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