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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 Pauline Gilbert <deburirswilliam@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usspecialdeliverllc@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2021 08:06:52 -0800
Subject: HELLO GOOD DAY,

My name is Mrs Pauline Gilbert a citizen of South Africa, Maybe you have
forgotten about me because it

has been long when You are my formal business transaction partner for my
late Husband funds that i want

to transfer to your bank account in the past but it was unsuccessful
then.Therefore i later found

another partner in the same country of yours which i was successful
transferred the funds into his bank

account and i am happy that it is successful and i am in United States and
i and my partner are

traveling to panama-Republic of Panama to enjoy our
lives.

Meanwhile i didn't forget your past efforts and zeal to assist me at that
time. Personally I love being

transparent and i decided to compensate you with something which i bought
some gift for you and they

are listed: Four(4) iPhone 11 pro max/ Four(4) Apple Laptops and
Four(4)Gold wrist watch with Five

Hundred Thousand Us Dollars($500,000.00 USD) packaged together with the
items mention above,Please i

want you to bear
it in mind that i didn't let the US Special Delivery LLC know that there
are funds inside the package

and i did it because i want to compensate you to show appreciation for your
pass effort.

Therefore I have register the package with the US Special Delivery LLC and
you are to contact them with

the below details and also you will contact them with the Items Order
Number: 0097775043 for

identification of the package.

Company Name: US Special Delivery LLC
Contact Name: Terrance Reed
Address:820 Terminal Ave, Iron Mountain, MI 49801, United States
Email: usspecialdeliverllc@gmail.com

Please make sure that you contact the above company with your delivery
details such as your full name

Home address and your phone number and please do not disclose the content
of the package to them.

Sincerely,
Mrs Pauline Gilbert.
You can reach me with my private email address:
paulineigilbert6@gmail.com and i normal check my mail every day.

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