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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: "Mrs,Jane Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dhl_courier15@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:47:56 +0100
Subject: CONTACT DHL COURIER SHIPMENT CODE AWB33XZS

Attn: My Good Friend,
Good day, how are you today?

I am writing to inform you of your Cheque Draft confirmable bank draft the sum of $2,500.000.00. Two million five hundred thousand unitted state dollars. I went to the bank to confirm if the date of expering for the cheque and i find out it geting near for the dead line date and i contacted Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Financial Trust Bank told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will not valid anymore. So I told him to cash the $2.500,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However,all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $2.500,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with DHL COURIER COMPANY Ltd here in Cotonou Benin Republic,Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have to package the sum of $2.500,000.00 USD in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with DHL COURIER COMPANY.

Infact I thank God for all the movement I made,every thing goes normally.As for our agreement with the DHL COURIER COMPANY they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on friday this week,But the Director of the DHL COURIER COMPANY said that they need your contacts informations to enable them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

Dr.Jerry Uba
Tel; 00229 98563136
Cell: 00229 98082190
E-mail:( dhl_courier15@sify.com )

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable
them locate you immediately they arrive in your
country with your BOXes.This is what they need from you,

Your Full Name ===============
Your Home Address=============
Your corrent Numbers==========
Your Cel Numbers==============
You personal adentification===

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of DHL COURIER COMPANY DR.JERRY UBA with the address given to you. Note.The DHL COURIER COMPANY don't know the contentsof the Box. I registered it as family value ables and treasure They don't know it contents money.this is to avoid delay during the delivering of the BOX.Don't let them know that is money thatis in that Box. I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of DHL COURIER COMPANY with this line: 00229 98563136 00229 98082190.

Thanks and Remain Blessed,
Best Regards,
Mrs,Jane Williams

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