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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: "Welcome TO UPS COMPANY Lagos," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info4upscourierdeliveryexpress@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2016 20:26:45 +0530
Subject: Update On Your ATM Master Card With UPS Delivery Agent

Welcome TO UPS COMPANY Lagos,
HEAD OFFICE
70 International Airport Road
Mafoluku, Lagos Nigeria




UPS Courier Company Lagos branch wish to inform you that your package with registration CODE ( DCJKT00678G) is now ready to deliver to you as authorized by the depositor of your package Mrs. Buffington Anthony U.N Secretary to this Company and we can assure you that we are experts and will commence the delivery of your package to your doorstep as soon as you comply with our mode of delivery system, Your package is properly sealed registered and will be deliver to you within 24hours as the depositor registered the package along with some vital documents required by UPS Courier Company under delivery rules and regulation to effect the delivery to your destination without any further delay,

I am writing to confirm the fact if you are (Dead) Or (Alive)? Because Mr. Jude Betsy came to our office stated that you are dead and failure to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means what Mr. Jude Betsy said was right that you are dead. And Mr. Jude Betsy has agreed to pay the needed valued of $75 dollars required for the Security keeping fee of your consignment box, but we have not gotten the money from him yet as we want to find out if you are dead or not, so if you are still (alive) you are advice in your own best interest to reply back,

We receive our Insurance & Delivery fee from the depositor Mrs. Buffington Anthony. The only fee you have to pay is our Security keeping fee only, from you and you should know that, This measures of charging Security keeping fee is to always protect the package of our customers and to ensure the safety delivery to his or her destination.

According to our Security keeping fee, The delivery of your package to your destination will cost you sum of $75 usd only, and the fee should send to our account officer James Ego via Money Gram only with the following details;


REGISTRATION CODE; ( DCJKT00678G)
SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS,
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/;
TAG NO # DHLXX441122
BATCH NO # DHLCMPLN11144

You are to Send your delivery charges through Western Union or Money Gram any one of your choice
to this information.


Receiver Name--------- James Ego
Country---------------------Nigeria
CITY....................Lagos
Test Question------------OK
Test Answer--------------OK
Amount to send is.... $275 usd Only
MTCN------------------?

PAYMENT DETAILS TO SEND TO US
Money transfer control number:
Senders Name:
Senders address:

After sending the fee you are required to forward us the following information.

senders Name:
senders Country:


I would advice you to go ahead and pay your delivery charges and receive your ATM
MASTER CARD in less than 48hours and began to enjoy your life like other who have
received their own note that if we don't hear form you until 7 working days your ATM
CARD will be cancel and the fund will be transferred back to the United Bank Of Africa (U.B.A) AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

Thanks and God bless
Mr. Richard Peter
Private Email: info4upscourierdeliveryexpress@gmail.com

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