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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: "UNITED POST SERVICE LTD" <ups_fastdelivery@post.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:19:46 -0000
Subject: URGENT ISSUES




Dear Client,
I am Mrs Herietta Woodpark, the head of department of special insured
dispatch unit in the UNITED POST SERVICE LTD. I am glad to contact you via
your email address knowing it is the only option available to me for
reasons i will explain as you read on. This is an official notification to
inform you that your family relative based in ireland directed us to make
a special insured postage delivery over to you via your address details
given to us by him, which we insured the package and shipped it over to
your address but to our disappointment your insured package that was
shipped to your address given to us by your family relative was returned
back to our office on the reason that you donot live in that address
anymore and that you have move out, we tried reaching you through the
phone number given to us by your family relative but your phone number was
disconnected. so this is the last medium i am using to reach you now with
your email address given to us by your family relative, so please treat
this official email i am sending you with discretion and confidentiality
because your special insured package is still with me in our office
waiting for your claims.
I contacted back your family relative with his address given to us but i
was told he was very sick and in the hospital intensive unit using a life
support machine, so i had no option but to contact you through your email
address. so please donot treat this official email i sent you as an
unsolicted or scam message.
Your special insured package with us contain a certified bank draft worth
250,000 thousand dollar,documents of a security deposit of $22 million
dollar and other legal documents verifying you as the next of kin.
send me your current details below,so your special insured package can be
re-delivered over to you.

1.Full Names update needed:
2.Current Full Address update needed:
3.Your current state and country of resident presently update needed:
4.Your current Mobile Number presently update needed:

NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT YOUR PARCEL AND WANT PROOF OF WHAT IS IN
YOUR PARCEL TO BE SCANNED AND SEND TO YOU VIA EMAIL ATTACHMENT TO YOUR
EMAIL, YOU JUST LET ME KNOW AND I CAN OPEN THE PARCEL ON YOUR INSTRUCTION
AND BEHALF AND DO THAT FOR YOU BUT IT WILL COST YOU MORE TO REPACKAGE YOUR
PARCEL BACK FOR DELIVERY OVER TO YOU. INCASE YOUR FAMILY RELATIVE DIED IN
THE HOSPITAL INTENSIVE UNIT BECAUSE HE IS REALLY OLD AND WEAK AND YOU
DONOT RESPOND TO THIS OFFICIAL EMAIL SENT YOU TO CLAIM YOUR PACKAGE, AFTER
2 MONTHS WE WILL REGARD YOUR
PACKAGE AS UNCLAIMED PACKAGE IN REGARD TO RULES AND REGULATION GUIDING OUR
OPERATION AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE CUSTODY OF YOUR UNCLAIMED
PACKAGE AND EVERY MONETARY BENEFIT LEFT TO YOU BY YOUR FAMILY RELATIVE AS
HIS NEXT OF KIN.

I await your respond to my official email notification to you about your
special insured package with us.
For Enquiries Call: Tel: +447031955080.
Your'Faithfully,
Mrs Herietta Woodpark
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL INSURED DISPATCH UNIT
UNITED POST SERVICE LTD
UNITED KINGDOM

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