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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: MR NICOLAS METCALF <clintondoyelarry@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

Welcome to First Flight Couriers Ltd.
Address: 500, 42 West, 38th Street, Newyork – 10018,
United States of America.
Email: redacted@domain.name

Director In Charge; MR NICOLAS METCALF,

Attn: Dear,

We the First Flight Couriers Ltd Board of Directors, We are contacting
you regarding your One Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand US
Dollars which we have already program for immediate Delivery to your
home address okay.

Your registered ATM PARCEL Worth ($1,250,000.00 ) One Million Two
Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars with First Flight Couriers Ltd
will be CANCELLED AFTER 48HOURS if you failed to send the $25 okay.

Your Atm Parcel is ready to deliver by First Flight Couriers Ltd
unless you choose to CANCELLED IT AFTER 48HOURS.

so kindly send the payment to us as soon as possible,just purchase $25
Google play card Ebay Gifts card Asap and Please email your
information as I write
below:
1. YOUR NAME:......................... .......
2. YOUR ADDRESS:...................... .......
3. YOUR TELEPHONE....................Residential Address, City, State,
Zip code, Country to Delivery Service for your ATM CARD claim.

You are to get back to immediately so that we can proceed on the
Delivery of your ATM CARD to you.

Yours
Sincerely,

MR NICOLAS METCALF
FIRST FLIGHT COURIERS LIMITED
Email: redacted@domain.name

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