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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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Fraud email example:

From: PETER OBI <terry_hedges@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tntcompanydelivery30@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:35:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WELCOME TO TNT COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY:


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Offers Shipping Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management and 
to  any where in the world. Company Address: Plot 5,Government residential area
branch(GRA) Way,Ayaboninsa Avenue,
COTONOU-BENIN.



  Email;

 (+229)
97268138.


Good day to you, this is the second notice we are sending to
you in regards to your atm visa card left here in our office, we notified you
about this few weeks ago but we haven’t heard from you up till this
moment.

Many other packages, which we are supposed to deliver together
with yours had already been delivered to their various owners and yet yours is
still here in our company. You can check on our website www.tnt.com track with the
written numbers below and see those whom we have already delivered; they all
have received their shipments in a good condition.

Tracking number: 
396100765     ( already delivered )

This is the evidence of the shipments
we have already made safely and no complain.

Today we brought out some
packages abandon here in our office, so that is where we found yours sealed in
an envelope. We had to open this all to find out is an atm card.

Attached
to this, is a letter sealed in the same envelope stating that this card worth
the sum $1.5 Million US Dollars also that it has already been activated for
use.

Reading down on this letter, which explains that the pin numbers of
the card will not be giving to any other person but you and it has to be from
the bank UBA United Bank  For Africa which issued this card. If you wish to
speak with the bank to acquire your pin numbers, you can reach the bank on it

E-mail:( ubabankoffice86@rocketmail.com)Person
to contact, BENSON PETER
Phone No:  (+229)97268138

The pin numbers will be issued to you by this bank; this will
be when the card gets to you. We had a dispute with the (NICON) Insurance office
about your insurance certificate which they demand $300.00 for that, but now all
has been settled. We are happy to inform you that Your ATM CARD is inside one of
the ENVELOPES we are to dispatch today.

Since you are having it difficult
to raise the $300.00 needed, the fee is now reduced to $58.00 for you. So you
can now send the $58.00 only to receive your CARD. A tracking number will be
forwarded to you upon receiving the fee $58.00 The agent will call you once the
package arrives in your city then you give him more directions on how to drive
down to your house. You will need to sign on the papers which he will give to
you once the driver reaches your house. After this, you have to call the bank
for your pin# as this can not be send in a mail to you for some security
reasons. Note, you can also change the pin numbers if so desire for your own
safety.

You are advised to send a total sum of $58.00 via western union
OR money gram to the name of our receiving agent below.

RECEIVER
NAME: ...........KENNETH EZE
COUNTRY: ........ BENIN
REPUBLIC
CITY:..............COTONOU
QUESTION:.........GOD
BLESS
ANSWER:........YOU
SENDERS
NAME......
MTCN.....................
AMONUT=========$58.00

Forward
the payment information to us immediately you send the $58.00 dollars today. We
are waiting your urgent respond so we can move out the Atm card
today.

Once the Atm card is dispatched today, you should expect the
arrival tomorrow. So please we advice you stay and wait to receive the card
personally because we won’t like giving it to someone else unless you have an
urgent place to attend then you must drop a written note with whom ever you ask
to receive it on your behalf.






PETER
OBI
E-mail:(tntcompanydelivery30@yahoo.fr)

 

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