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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: office <mariamakouegnigan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: upscouriercompanydirector@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2022 17:37:45 -0700
Subject: ATM MASTER CARD

Dear Email/ATM Visa Card Owner,Greetings to you,

My name is Mr.John Bello the managing director Of UPS courier
services Benin, we the entire UPS courier Benin wish to inform you
about your ATM VISA CARD package worth $2.5 million dollars that were
brought to our office to deliver to you from the office the United
Nation settlement Organization therefore as soon as you received this
notice kindly get back to us with your shipping details required for
the processing and delivery of your ATM VISA CARD worth $2.5 million
dollars.

1, Full Name.....
2, Country.......
3, Address.......
4, Phone Number..

We wait for your reply with your shipping information to enable us to
proceed and deliver your ATM VISA CARD to your provided address.


Regards,
Director UPS Courier Benin
Mr.John Bello
whats app,call +22955476976
Email: upscouriercompanydirector@gmail.com
I will give you contact number upon getting where to deliver your money.

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