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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: "Michael" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaelisioma1978@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:23:22 -0700
Subject: IN REGARD TO YOUR MASTER CREDIT CARD PACKAGE WITH UPS.

IN REGARD TO YOUR MASTER CREDIT CARD PACKAGE WITH UPS.

WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL ALERT FROM UPS OFFICE REGARDING
YOUR PACKAGE WHICH HAS BEEN WITH THEM FOR TWO WEEKS NOW AND THE
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AGENT IN CHARGE PLANNED TO RETURN YOUR PACKAGE TO
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF NIGERIA. THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOUR MASTER CARD
CONTAINS IS $1MILLION AND THIS INCLUDE INTEREST RATE UP TILL DATE.

THE MASTER CARD WAS PROGRAMMED TO HAVE ACCESS GLOBALLY WHICH YOU CAN MAKE
WITHDRAWALS OR TRANSACTION WITH IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

IT SEEMS YOU DON'T WANT TO SHOW ANY SERIOUSNESS TOWARD THE SHIPMENT OF
YOUR PACKAGE THAT IS WHY THEY WANT TO RETURN IT AND THEY NEED PERMISSION
FROM ME FIRST BEFORE THEY WILL RETURN THE PACKAGE.

I ORDERED THEM TO STOP AND I ALSO ASSURE THEM THAT I WILL MAKE SURE
THE CHARGED FEES REQUIRED TO ENABLE THE SHIPMENT WHICH IS $170 WILL BE
PAID AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST FEE REQUIRED.


REMEMBER YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT TOWARD THIS PACKAGE ONCE THE CHARGED FEES
REQUIRED NOW IS PAID SHIPMENT WILL COMMENCE AND YOU WILL RECOVER ALL
YOU HAVE SPENT RECENTLY.

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO SEND THE FEES BY MONEYGRAM TO OUR AGENT NAME AS BELOW:

RECEIVERS NAME: UVIE NDUDI WEKPE.
LOCATION: LAGOS NIGERIA.
AMOUNT: $170


BEST REGARDS,
MR.MICHAEL ISIOMA
BANK BRANCH MANAGER

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