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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: "Mrs. Victoria James" <office@payment.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Ngonde Nelson" <deliverytups@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:33:44 +0100
Subject: URGENT CONTACT FOR YOUR WINNING SUM OF $8.8 MILLION USD


ATTN: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION! This is to bring to your notice that because of=
the impossibility of your fund transfer through our western union network =
here, we have credited your total fund of US$8.8 MILLION Legitimate USD int=
o an ATM VISA card, and we have paid the delivery fee.the delivery charges =
has been paid,therefore the only money you were advice to send to them is t=
heir official security keeping fees of US$27 every day. Contact information=
: Email: deliverytups@gmail.com Manager: Mr.Ngonde Nelson Contact Number: +=
229 96169995 Contact with your full information requested below; Your Full =
Name;........ Your Country;.......... Home Address;.......... Copy of Ident=
ification. Direct Phone ;......... Age/Sex;............... Try to indicate =
all this codes 228 to them because it will prove that you are the rightful =
person that own the ATM visa card deposited in their custody. Yours sincere=
ly, Mrs. Victoria James.

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