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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. TERESA MARY.JUDITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <upsdeliverycouerie34@alumni.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 07:03:57 -0800
Subject: Consigned Funds

Consigned Funds
 
I have paid the fee for your cheque draft and I took it to the CENTRAL
BANK PLC to confirm it then the Director of the Central Bank MR GODWIN
EMEFIELE told me that before the check can get to you it will expire on
the way and if it expired it will become useless so he advice me to
convert $4.5m (FORE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) into cash and
pack it into the strong iron box  and deposit it in UPS EXPRESS COURIER
COMPANY to deliver it in cash to you.and I did it as he advice me because
he is a banker he knows the durability of any foreign check or draft.
 
I deposited the said package in the UPS EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY PLC as an
cotton materials for security reasons.This is the registration Number of
your Package UPS/122p/mtm/2018 Zip Code;0113388 so do not let the company
to know the real contents of the package so that they can deliver it for
you safely.I want you to contact the company immediately with the
following information though I give them your information but you need to
re-confirm it for them.
 
Below is the required information you need to give them now,
Full Name:
Country:
City:
Current Address:
Age/Gender:
Occupation:
Direct Mobile Number:
Passport Copy, ID card or DL:
 
All these things is what they needed from you now to submit to the company
for urgent delivery of your package contains $4.5M Please contact the
delivery company immediately and re-confirm your info to them to enable
their agent locate  you when he arrived in your country.This is  the
company contact info.
 
Official: upsdeliverycouerie34@alumni.com
DIRECTOR DR.HARRISON JEFFERED
Telephone +229 6208387
 
UPS EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY PLC. Please contact  the company immediately
you receive this email so that your package  will leave tonight to be
deliver to you.Get back to me as soon as you receive your package from the
company.
 
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
TERESA MARY.JUDITH
WAMA INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT DIRECTOR
 

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