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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 JOHN WILLAM <"www."@shirt.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MR JOHN WILLAM <upsurgentdeliverycompany@onet.pl>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 23:36:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Atm MasterCard

I want to acknowledge you that we have finally succeeded in getting your package worth’s of $9.5million out of (UN)United Nations with the help of Mr. James George Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice, which act as your foreign Attorney representative here

Your total $9.5million has been loaded into an Atm MasterCard and you are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of us$10,000.00 is permitted daily.
And we are duly inter-switched and you can make withdrawal in any location of the Atm center of your choice/nearest to you any where in the world.

Your Atm MasterCard have been deported to you through the ups to delivery company to your home address and you have to contact the ups now and send them your full delivery information

once again I want you to contact UPS DELIVERY SERVICE with your Full Contact
information's without any delay, also make sure that you send

your full name.....
your phone number....
Your home address...
your nearest airport....
your country......

E-mail:(upsurgentdeliverycompany@onet.pl)(upsurgentdeliverycompany13@gmail.com)
Name:SIR JOE DANIEL
Phone number:+22968017715

SINCERELY
MR JOHN WILLAM
CALL ME AFTER GOING THROUGH THE EMAIL +229-6801-7715

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