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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: "Mr.Nick Maxx," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <speedtrustcouriercompany@citromail.hu>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 05:30:39 -0700
Subject: Attention ATM Card owner,

Attention ATM Card owner,
 
We are very sorry for all the problem that you have passed through on
this payment of $2.5Million which you failed till now, First of all, I
want to introduce myself to you, My Name is Mrs.
Runlet Pratt, I am a new Elected Manager of this Speed Trust Courier
Service Head Office Lomé
 
Republic Togo here I was elected last week. I am writing this mail
with deep sorrow I saw your name on our payment Board and through my
research I find out that you are one of the most beneficiary that is
not receive your fund valued
US$2.500.000.00 which you suppose to receive during DR.PAUL EDWARD Regime.
 
The reason I am emailing you today is to inform you that DR.PAUL
EDWARD. has been sacked out due to his illegal act, I am here to
inform you that the only thing that will lead you to receive your fund
is by follow my direction. I find out you spent a lot of money in
order to receive the fund of which you didn't receive it till now.
Therefore, I am to tell you that the reason you did not receive your
fundis because
 
DR.PAUL EDWARD, did not lead you to the right way but to extorting
money from you in various quarters. but thank God that he has sacked
out,
 
Therefore, I have made genuine arrangement to make delivery of your
ATM Card because all my security investigation was reported that the
said $2.500.000.00
 
is yours, but there is one Certificate called (Fund Release
Certificate) which you suppose to obtain from Supreme Court Lomé Togo
here which will notify that
 
you are not a Togo Citizen but i didn't find it in your payment file.
According to the instruction passed to this Department from the office
of the (Supreme
 
Court) This will duly guarantee and cover the Fund as being
legitimately acquired from the Togo Government.
 
So I want you to know that your fund of $2.500.000.00 is still with
the Federal Government account but it will be release immediately to
this SPEED Trust Courier Head Office as soon as you obtain the (Fund
Release Certificate) According to our messenger Mrs. Emile Donald,
which went to the
 
Supreme Court Office for the Fund Release certificate, they told her
that it will cost you only $85.00 for the obtainable of Paper Work,
Also she told us
 
that they will issue it within one day if the fee will be paid today.
 
Note the $85.00 should be send through Gift Card just buy Steam Wallet
Card or Apple Card $85.00 send as soon as you receive this message and
forward the
 
Gift Card information to below email address
{speedtrustcouriercompany@citromail.hu}
 
Please remember to reconfirm your full address where you want us to
deliver the Package to you accordingly, I am here giving you guarantee
that this is the only money you will pay and you will receive your
package immediately you send the needed fee I will be waiting right to
receive the gift card information’s in order to enable us obtain the
needed certificate soon.
 
Please, Send them your contact information to enable them to locate
you immediately when they arrive in your city with your fund.This is
what they need from
 
you.
 
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE ; Refer to attachments .
6.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT
 
I wish you good luck.
Yours in service
 
Mr.Nick Maxx,
FedEx Courier Express Head Office:
Rue des Hydrocarbures, Lomé,
03 BP 2147 Lomé Republic Togo

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