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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: "Dr. James Clair Fox" <officesfiles55@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: "Dr. James Clair Fox" <ups.courier_company@rocketmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 23:42:14 +0800 (CST)
Subject: YOUR USD$4.8MILLION IS READY


UPS EXPRESS HEAD OFFICE BENIN
DR PASCAL & ASSOCIATES
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOME
WEST AFRICA COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
EMAIL :( ups.courier_company@rocketmail.com )
PHONE: +229-98277105
 
GOODDAY,
This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the re-activation fee and
the delivery charge of your ATM CARD. I paid it because the ATM CARD
worthy of (USD$4.8MILLION), has less than 21 days to expire and when it
expires, the money will divert and forfeited into Government purse
(account).
 
With that I decided to help you pay the money so that, the ATM CARD will not expire, because I know when you get your ATM CARD definitely you must
pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping you. Now I want
you to contact UPS Express Company with your Full Contact information’s
so that they can deliver your ATM CARD to your designated address
without any delay, like I stated earlier.
 
The delivery charges have been paid but I did not pay their official
keeping fees since they refused. They refused and the reason is that
they do not know when you are going to contact them and demrrage might have increase. They told me that their keeping fees
are $250 per day and I deposited it this morning.
 
Below is their Contact Information’s:
Dr. SAMUEL BOLTON
UPS EXPRESS COMPANY
EMAIL :( ups.courier_company@rocketmail.com )
Tel: +229-98277105
 
You can even call the Director of Dr. SAMUEL BOLTON with this line +229-98277105 immediately you receive this email.
 
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone
number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them
to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over
there 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 OFFICIAL
Keeping fee of $250.00 US Dollars for their immediate action today to
avoid the increase per a day.
 
Please, make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of
UPS Express Delivery Company Ltd Dr, SAMUEL BOLTON with the address
given to you. Note. The UPS Express Delivery Company Ltd don't know the really contents of
the Box. I registered it as a Box of a jewelries they don't know that
the contents valuable ATM CARD. This is to avoid them delaying with the
Box. Don’t let them know that is ATM CARD that is in that Box.
 
Contact them Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know once you receive your ATM CARD.
 
This is your Registration information….
Shipment Code: AXIB YURXTLV-AZ
Package Registration Certificate No; WL20100027
Package approval Certificate No:  HNP44065-12442
Package Standard Certificate No: Q/LJ047-2010
Security Code No: WYH-U01002
Serial No: XGT01/JLMK20107
Package Size: 41m by 49m,
Weight of the items: 40kg.
 
Yours Faithful,
Dr. James Clair Fox.

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