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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.. Linda Carlos" <info@cenbk.com>
Reply-To: <lindacarlos6688@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 17:15:22 -0700
Subject: FROM UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION

WELCOME TO UNITED STATE POST SERVICE USPS
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Founded: August 28, 1907, Seattle, Washington, United States
CEO: Mrs. Linda Carlos
Subsidiaries: The UPS Store, Mail Boxes, UPS Airlines,
Shipping and Mailing Service
Open until 6:30 PM more The UPS Store

Attention:

This message is coming to you from the USPS Office address (GARLAND N.
C.28441 USA) and we hereby today dated 09/23/2022 to inform you that
there is an emergency update from our dispatch Lady been stock at the
International Airport of India with a parcel containing a certified
ATM CARD from UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION (UNO) registered to be
delivered to you having the above name, but the issue on ground now is
that the dispatch men does not have your address of any were as a
result of this she’s been held at the Airport in India.

This certified ATM CARD is from the West African Compensation Union in
conjunction with United Nation Union in compensating all the scam
victims and your email address was found in the list victim's list and
due to too much fraud in Africa they couldn't offer the money to you
directly from Africa so they now decided to pay you by certified ATM
CARD and the check valued sum of $5.5,000.000. USD FIVE Million FIVE
HUNDRED Thousand Unite State Dollars will easily and safely deliver to
you by USPS to avoid any fraudulent issues again so all you needs to
do now is to contact us with your delivery information such as.

Your Full Name::::::::::::::::::::
Your Address::::::::::::::::::::::
Your PO Box Number::::::::::::::::
Your Direct Telephone number::::::

Meanwhile USPS also want to use this opportunity to let you know that
according to our service terms and procedure; being that this is
government registered Check, USPS are only charging you sum of $150
only, which is for shipment/ delivery fee and your ATM CARD will be
mail to you successful please your advice to request for the payment
info so that you direct it to the dispatch Lady there in India
Airport, this is to enable her make clearance at the Airport in other
to proceed to your door step from the Address you will be providing
above the sooner she confirmed our shipping charge at the Airport the
lesser charges you make to avoid more demur-rage. So you are hereby
advice to request payment info and please provide your current address
above to avoid miss direction of your parcel.

Please fill free to call this Phone Number (+917005772375) for any update.

Mrs. Linda Carlos
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
lindacarlos6688@gmail.com

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