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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: Ronald Rhino <ronrh@dr.com>
Date:
Subject:



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WELCOME TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE UPS
Headquarters: Atlanta, Geaorgia, United States
Founded: October 28, 1907, Seattle, Washington, United States
CEO: Ronald Rhino
Subsidiaries: The UPS Store, Mail Boxes, UPS Airlines,
Shipping and Mailing Service
Contact Email: redacted@domain.name
Close: at 8:30 PM.

This message is coming from the UPS Office USA address (9838 Old Bay
meadows Rd Jacksonville )hereby dated today Dec 6th, 2022 to inform you
that there is a certified check from the bank of America registered to
our office this morning by the president of the united states,
according to this letter, the federal government united states
Compensation, Union in conjunction with United Nations Union, this is
a compensating fund regarding the critical conditions of the COVID 19
pandemic victims, your email address was found in the listed names.
Therefore, you are offered a $3,500.000.00 USD check by UPS to avoid
any fraudulent issues in that case you have to contact Mr
Frank Ben, with his email address or below with your information
such as Your

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

The UPS Agent contacts as below:
Name: Franklin Benjamin
Email: redacted@domain.name


Meanwhile, UPS also wants to use this opportunity to let you know that
according to our service, terms, and procedure; this is a government
registered Check, UPS is only charging you a sum of $150.00 which is
for the shipment/ delivery fee and your check will be mailed to you
successfully the sooner we confirm our shipping charge.

Thanks for being in service with us and we promise to serve you better
as a good citizen.

CEO: Ronald Rhino
UPS DIRECTOR

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