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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: "FUND REMMITANT OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agenmarlogisticcourier@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 07:59:53 -0700
Subject: RE:SCAM VICTIMS ONLY (ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE?)

GOOD DAY TO YOU MY DEAR,   
 
    WE HAD A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA/ BENIN OVER YOUR LONG OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENT AND  WE AGREED WITH THEM THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD NOT COST YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY, WHICH WE FINALLY REACHED AN AGREEMENT YESTERDAY THAT ALL THE PAYMENT WILL BE  PAID VIA ATM SMART CARD WHICH IS THE SIMPLEST WAY TO TRANSFER HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID COST OF TRANSFER AND OTHER STATUTORY DOCUMENTS, WHICH WE STRETCHED TO HAVE A STRONG AGREEMENT OVER THE PAYMENT THAT WILL COST YOU ONLY $195 USD FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD VIA  UPS OR FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY OR DHL DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE.
 
I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY,THE NOTICE BELOW STAND AS CAUTION BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS TRANSACTIONS, AS I WILL SOON CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, LET THIS STAND AS A WARNING BEFORE YOU IN CASE YOU RECEIVED ANY E-MAILS OR CALLS REGARDING TO THIS FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL, OFFICE, ORGANIZATION AND BANKS CLAIMING TO BE ME.
 
HOWEVER, BE INFORMED THAT THE PART PAYMENT, WHICH IS 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS HAS BEEN LOADED IN YOUR ATM SMART CARD AND YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN TUNE OF 10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS WILL COME IN BATCHES OF 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  AND THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF YOUR PART PAYMENT.YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA UPS OR FEDEX, BECAUSE WE HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRED BY DECEMBER 31 2023. BELOW ARE FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS YOU CAN TRACK FROM UPS WEBSITE(WWW.UPS.COM) TO CONFIRM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT SUCCESSFULLY.
 
tracking number
Web : https://seaprimeli.com
Tracking No : SPM847754
MOREOVER, THIS IS ANOTHER PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT THROUGH FEDEX WEBSITE (WWW.FEDEX.COM).
RICHARD AUDRY ============== 869713119185
GARY METIER ============== 871363130860
MARK STUBBY ==============871363116168
 
NOTE THAT YOU ARE NEEDED TO SEND US SOME VITAL INFORMATIONS SO AS TO ENABLE ME FACILITATE A SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS THE ONLY $195.00 USD THAT IS KEEPING YOUR ATM SMART CARD.
1. YOUR FULL NAME...........................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS ........................................
3. YOUR AGE............................................
4. OCCUPATION..........................................
5. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER..................
6. COUNTRY...........................................................
7. YOUR   ID....................................................
 
YOU’RE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW MY DIRECTIVES TO AVOID DELAY IN RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED TO THE DELIVERY COMPANY OFFICE FOR PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE AND WE EXPECT YOUR DETAILS SOON.
 
contact any of this email address below:..jimnagy101@gmail.com
 
jimnagy101@gmail.com
 
agenmarlogisticcourier@gmail.com
 
jimnagy101@gmail.com
 
BEST REGARDS
UNITED NATIONS.

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