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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: "Michael robert" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:34:13 -0800
Subject: ATTN.

Good Day,

I have register your Bank Draft. but the manager of Africa Bank told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire. So i told him to cash $1.500,000.00 all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.500,000.00 in cash was made with United Parcel Service ''UPS''. This is the information they need to delivery your package to you. with ''UPS'', contact them now.

BELOW IS THE ''UPS'' INFORMATION'S.
NAME: United Parcel Service ''UPS'',
ATTENTION: PERSON: MR. EDWARD VAN
POSITION: FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
E-MAIL: (upscustomercare20@live.com)

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
6.COMPANY REGISTRATION NO EG58945
7.CODE NUMBER 0140479 8.

I have paid for the delivering charges. The only money you have to send to them is $157 for their Security keeping of your consignment, I was try to pay for that and they was says no due to security reason.

Note that this is there E-mail contact (upscustomercare20@live.com)

Please make sure you send this needed info?s to the Director general of United Parcel Service ACCRA-GHANA, MR. EDWARD VAN with the address given to you.

Note. The UPS don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of an family treasure. They don't know it contents money. this is to avoid anything to happen with the box or delaying. don't let them it contain money OK.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Secretary,Michael Robert (Esq.)

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