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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- reliancecourierservice63@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Taylor Wilson" <lawanayuba1200@gmail.com>
Reply-To: reliance.courierservice@bk.ru
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:29:06 -0600
Subject: Greetings Dear,

Greetings Dear,
Firstly, I must say thank you for all your financial assistance and
advise during my financial difficulties, and Iâ€™m very happy to inform
you that I have finally sold the Estate. However, I have been waiting
for you since to contact me for your Bank Draft worth $1.5 Million
USD, but I did not hear from you for couple of Months now. Then I went
to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to
expire and Dr. Mr. Brian Thomas Moynihan, the Chief Executive Officer
Bank of America told me that before the draft will get to your hand
that it will expire. So I told him to credit the $1.5 Million USD into
ATM Master Card to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will
be out of the country for a 11 Months Course and I will not come back
till 25th May 2023.

Therefore, I have registered your ATM CARD of ($1.5Million USD) with
Reliance Delivery Company with registration code of (W7HGH648G).
Please Contact with your delivery information such as, Your Full Name,
Your Address, and Your Telephone Number:. For your information, I have
paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium.

The only money you will send to the RELIANCE COURIER SERVICES to
deliver your ATM Card direct to your postal Address in your country is
($198.00 US) only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so
far. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.

Contact Reliance Delivery Company now for the delivery of your ATM
Card with this information bellow;

Director's Name: Mr. Barry Fadike Hyacienth
Company's Name: RELIANCE DELIVERY COMPANY LIMITED
Email Address:reliancecourierservice63@aol.com
Courier WhatsApp Number +1 (605) 318-3354

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery
and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your
package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me
repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and and remember to pay them their Security
Keeping fee of $198.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.

Note this. The RELIANCE DELIVERY COMPANY don't know the contents of
the Envelop. They did not know the contents was ATM Master Card. this
is to avoid them delaying with the Envelop. Don't let them know that
the Envelop contents ATM Master Card okay.

Thanks And Remained Blessed

Yours Most Faithfully,
Mr. Taylor Wilson

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