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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: UPS <okeewele2018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubabankk1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 03:49:32 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE

UPS HEAD OFFICE N.C
ADDRESS : 3225 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604, USA
DATE: 1/07/2022
Contact Email ubabankk1@gmail.com

Greetings from UPS Board Office, Agent Location, 3225 Capital Blvd,
Raleigh, NC 27604, USA.

This is to confirm the receipt of your Compensation payment in the
amount of US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million United State Dollars)
Loaded in ATM CARD, The Compensation Payment was legally approved by
USA Department of Justice, the US Postal Inspection Service, and the
Federal Trade Commission and ECOWAS, Your Email address was selected
from Unemployed Citizen Storage And Active Internet Fraud Victim
Storage of Those who were scammed Using Different Type Of
Organization.

The Supreme Authority is using that money to give refunds to people
who were tricked into using UPS E.T.C to pay scammers and you are one
of the Victim from the Victim List, But we want to confirm the fact if
you are (Alive) or (Dead) ? Because On The Process to send a Final
Notice to you about your ATM Card Shipment , Your Attorneys came This
Morning, Her Name Is Jason Helen , She reported that You are late, She
also present A Doctor report that you died Couples of weeks Ago on a
car accident and that is the reason you the first Notification we sent
you Couples Months weeks, She Confirmed that she is the Person to
Claim your Compensation payment and take care of your Family According
to your written Order.

Perhaps ,we hand over your Compensation file to the USA supreme Court
of California , the UPS Management wishes to confirm the legitimacy of
this Claim and failure to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means
that Mrs. Helen is Right that you are dead,and WE WILL SUBMIT her
Form to US Supreme Court Of California to hand over your ATM CARD to
Her with Accordance to the UPS Policy

so if you are still (alive) and you did not Order Any Person to Claim
your ATM CARD, you are advice in your own best interest to reply back,
immediately with Confirmation of your Full name and address with
direct phone Number.
Contact Email ubabankk1@gmail.com

Thanks and my regards.

MANAGER UPS NC 27604, USA

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