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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: "milton james" <jamesmilton@nsk.biz>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 21:32:09 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE UNITED POSTAL FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE


Dear friend,

How are you today ?.I have been waiting to hear from you, I'm writing to
inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Draft Check. And I went to the
bank to confirm if the Check has expired or getting near to expire and
Mr.wifo silas the Director of B.O.A (www.boad.org) told me that before the
check will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States
Dollars $950,000.00, to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under
expiration as I will be out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will
not come back till end of September 2008. What you have to do now is to
contact the United Postal Service (UPS) as soon as possible to know when
they will deliver your package to you. for your information, I have paid for
the isurance premium and delivering Charge.

The only money you will send to the United Postal Service (UPS) to deliver
your Package direct to your postal Address in your country is US$105 One
Hundred & Five United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee for the
(UPS) so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money
except US$105 I would have paid that but they said no because they don't
know when you will contact them and in case of dumourrage on your
consignment.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below:

Company Name: United Postal Service (UPS)
Director: Dr.Obi Ginters
Contact Email: unitedpostalservices17@live.fr
Contact Tel: +229-9790-1440
Contact Fax: +229-9688-5151

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address,nearest local and
international airport, Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any
mistake on the Delivery.they will issue you a tracking number to enable you
track your consignment box and know when it will get to your address.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee
of US$105 for their immediate action.

Note this. The United Postal Service (UPS) don't know the contents of the
Box. I registered it as a BOX of box. Africa cloths. They did not know the
contents was money.this is to avoid them delaying with your Package Don't
let them know that box contains money ok.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Yours Truely,
Mr.James Milton.

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