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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: TNT COURIER COMPANY <"WWWW."@luck.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: TNT COURIER COMPANY <tntexpresscompany@mail2africa.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2017 14:39:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Good day to you dear email owner this is to inform you that there is ATM VISA card in this office deposited by a Dr.Mary James on the 5th of DECEMBER 2017. Your e-mail address was attached to it and is to be posted to you. We have been waiting for you to contact us for your conformable ATM card which contains the sum of $15.8 Million USD and some vital documents.So kindly get back to this office (TNT COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC) to avoid fraudulent issues concerning in this service. Contact us back immediatelly with the below mailing address:(tntexpresscompany@mail2africa.com)

For us send send this your ATM cash visa paying card to your receiving you are to reconfirm to us your full current information's and provide to us your Delivery address below...

Your full name:::::::::::::
Your country::::::::::::::
Your City::::::::::::::::
Your postal address:::::
Your direct phone::::::
Your ID Card::::::::::

Note: that you are to pay for the Delivery and insurance charge as the delivery charge is the sum of 175 dollars and the insurance charge is 175 dollars totally the sum of 350dollars for the shipment and insurance charge to be taken care of as that is the one and only delay holding this your delivery so now you are advise to send the fee through western union or money gram money transfer office for our urgent receiving with our cashier below receivers information's and forward the payment details to us after the payment has been made by you, to enable us carry on with the delivery of this package

Receiver Name:Kumor Fobio
Country.....Benin Republic
City....Cotonou
Question....Post
Answer.....Office
Amount.....$350.00

Note: that every claim has an expiring period of fourteen working days (14days) so you have to send this fee so that your ATM will be Delivered to you urgently to avoid expiration,And Bellow is the full content of your package. Package Contents: ATM card,Certificate and Security Documents.

Weight of Original Certificate: 1.13kg
Weight of ATM CARD: 0.6g
Total weight of Parcel: 0.18g
Total Net weight of Parcel: 0.20g
Colour of Parcel: Red
Parcel Packaging: Bonded

Here is the tracking Number of your Card #5544 32421 WWW.TNT.com Understand that it will not track now due to your Card is not yet on the Shipment Thanks.
Your best regard
Mr. paul David
phone; call +229 96-09-99-13
Manager of TNT Courier Company
Benin Republic.
tntexpresscompany

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