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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: Patrick Sullivan
Reply-To: <frankdolson987@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 18:00:58 +0800
Subject: Hello Dear, operator@tku.inc

Hello Dear,
How are you today?
This mail is to make inqiury if you are still there because i have been expecting your email since then, Nevertheless i wish to inform you of my success in our unfinished transaction as at then, i want you to know that i was able to conclude the transaction with the help of another partner from Madrid, Spain and i told my new partner of your efforts despite you backed out halfway the transction and my good will to compensate you, so we decided to compensate you with part of my share. I am currently away on a bussiness trip in Madrid in Real Estate. Before i left for Spain i deposited with the Speedy Express Courier Service a Package and the Content is a signed Cashable Bank Draft worth the total sum of $1,500,000.00USD(One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for you, you are to contact the Speedy Express Courier Service Office.
So i advise that you go and contact the Speedy Express Courier Service as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you. For your information, I told them that the content of the package is Family Valuables, so on no account should you Mention the content of the package to them.
You have to contact the Speedy Express Courier service now with this pkge ID No#: at the top corner of the package TRK# (9073099557112) as your proove of ownership and the package identification number, when you make contact request for the Instant delivery of your Bank Draft. Ensure to forward the following information to them.
Your Receiving Name:....................
Your Home Address:...................
Your Telephone Number:.................
PACKAGE ID NUMBER....TRK# (9073099557112)
Contact information bellow:
Speedy Express Courier Service.
CONTACT NAME: MR. FRANK DOLSON
Email: (frankdolson987@gmail.com)
Finally, make sure to re-confirm your delivery address and Direct Telephone numbers to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery. I want you to know that i have made possible arrangements for effective delivery of the package to your address so do provide to them your reqiured detials and co-operate with them so that your package can be couriered successfully to your address.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this email with the Package ID TRK# (9073099557112) to avoid deumorrage. you can possibly update me once the delivery is smoothly completed.
Yours Faithfully,
Patrick Sullivan.
Your partner.

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