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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: jim <www.officewesterunion@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tnt.courier.servicev2019@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:21:54 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY TO RECEIVER YOUR $2.5M ATM CARD!!!

HELLO MY DEAR FRIEND,

This is to bring to your notice that I have paid the reactivation fee
and the delivery of your ATM Card,I paid it because the ATM Card $2.5
million United States

Dollars, has less three days to expire and when it expires the money
will go into Government purse,With that I decided to help you to 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 TNT Delivery Service with your Full Contact
information so that they can deliver your Card to your designated
address without any delay, Like

i stated earlier The delivery charges has been paid (But) i did not
pay their official keeping fees which you are the one to pay $110 to
them since they refused,and

the reason is that they did not know when you are going to contact
them and dumurrage might have increase,They told me that their keeping
fees is $110 dollars per day

and i deposited it this week and Try to forward this listed
information of yours to them to avoid delivery to the wrong hand.

1.Your Full Name:
2.Your Delivery Address:
3.Your Cell Phone Number:
4.Your home phone
5.Your fax number
6.Your Age:
7.Your Country:
8.Your OCCUPATION:
9.Your Sex:

Below is their contact Information,
Director's Name: Mr. Raul Benzi
Phone Number. (+229 993-874-08)
Company's Name: TNT COURIER SERVICE
Email Address: (tnt.courier.servicev2019@gmail.com)

contact them Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me
know once you receive your card.

Best Regards.
Mr.Jim Freeman

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