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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: Robert Rightman <upservicepost@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rightmanrobert@yandex.com
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:19:34 -0700
Subject: HELLO

Good day my dear

My name is Robert Rightman from United States of America, I am 46
years old, I decided to contact you today after going through your
compensation payment file, I'm contacting you from UPS delivery
company here in California, I am very sorry because your payment file
has been here for pass years without any good reason of delaying your
parcel, I was shock when i saw all things you have go through when
trying to receive your belongings, but everything seem failed which
has make's you think that every body is scam, I know that you are
going to see this message like other message's you have been receiving
for the pass years

I decided to help you, I'm always happy doing good to people around
me, because God shows me that doing good is only solution's to
success, I came from poor family, my parents managed to bring me up,
surprisingly God makes me become director of UPS delivery company
three months ago, Since after the date i was appointed as director of this
service, i promised my God to server every customers with normal and
right direction, I can't promise to assist you financial because i
don't have the permission and also not ready to lose my job, I can
only give you direction which will surely hit your parcel to your
doorstep

I want you to listen to this advising, Please keep this matter secret,
because i understand that some staffs wanted all the foreigner's
parcel to become an abandon property so that they will benefit over
it, I have come to help poor people like me, I know how my parents
suffered to bring me up so i can't have an opportunity to help poor
people like me and refused to do that, because God will not be happy
with me

I want you to contact attorney Mrs. Merry Franklin, she will help you
arranged all the papers you need for the delivery, Meanwhile, i have
already told him about the situation of your payment file here, so
hopefully she will listen to you, The Last time when I was discussing
with her, she stated that sum of $250 dollars will be needed for all
the papers,

I promise to deliver your parcel and get paid once your parcel arrived
to your destination but i want you to try very hard to raise the
paper's charge, so that attorney Mrs. Merry Franklin can help you
arranged all the needed papers for the delivery of your parcel

Please do not failed to send your details

Full name::::::::::::::::::
Your telephone::::::::::::
House address:::::::::::::
ID/Passport::::::::::::::
Office address::::::::::
Age::::::::::::::::::::

All above information is needed for the process of all the delivery
documents, Meanwhile, contact attorney Mrs. Merry Franklin here,
Email address(merryfranklin2@yandex.com) Telephone
number(+12132218600)

Remains blessed and wish you best of luck

Yours Faithfully
Mr. Robert Rightman

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