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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: "Mr. Kingsley Peter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlineclaimoffice11@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:43:55 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL EXPRESS FLEET

GLOBAL EXPRESS FLEET LTD


Good day. Beneficiary


You have an ATM MasterCard worth 5.5 Million United State Dollars which awaits outstanding payment of 275.00 United State Dollars
(SECURITY KEEPING FEE) for your package to be released and delivered.

CONTACT GLOBAL EXPRESS FLEET COURIER COMPANY WITH THIS INFO :-

Email: contactus@globalexpressfleet.org

FILL THE FORM BELOW :-

Your Full Names:
Your Delivery Address:
Your Phone Number:
Your Country:

YOUR MASTERCARD ATM DETAILS:-

ATM Card Number: (4187621719454829)
Security Pin Code: ****
ATM Card value is: 5.5 Million United State Dollars.
Withdrawal per day: 5,000 United State Dollars
Personal Identification: 822

Best Regards,
Mr. Kingsley Peter

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