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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: "Ms. Rose William" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stemas001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:42:52 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: Payment Good News

Attention My Dear,

Good day, I came across your details on the (IMF) EMAIL PROMO of year 2015 where your EMAIL where awarded Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) through one of our payment centre in Africa with United Bank For Africa and your ATM Card have been issued by the bank and I contacted you last week for collection but didn't hear from you so I have registered your ATM CARD with Trans Parcel Delivery Service an Express Courier Company with registration code for the ( Shipment Code awb 33xzs).

Now you are to immediately contact the below shippers company in Republic of Benin to collect your payment card as I have travel out on my office leave will return 28-12-2016.

Trans Parcel Delivery Service
C/31, Dantopa, Cotonou-Benin
Tel: +229 68796304 / +229 6435234
e-Mail: tpdservice@outlook.com
Contact: Mr. Jules Gbeholo ( Operation Manager)

So all you need to do now, is contact the above to receive your ATM Card and you must not delay in collecting it from the shipper as I have indicated to you.


Best Regards,
Ms. Rose William




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