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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. PAMELA WILCOX ALEX" <mrs.pamelawilcox@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dhldeliverymanagement262@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 09:40:10 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: MY WILL! CONTACT DHL EXPRESS UK IMMEDIATELY






Greetings Dear Beneficiary,

I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have
never met before and you would also be asking why I have decided to chose
you amongst the numerous Internet users in the world, precisely I have
chosen you because God has made you his minister, but do not be worried
for I come in peace and something very positive is about to happen to your
life right now and to the lives of others through you if only you can
carefully read and digest the message below. Please read carefully.

I am Mrs. Pamela Wilcox Alex, 87 Years old woman and the wife of Late Sir
Wilcox Alex who died in a Plane crash with my lovely daughter Wilcox Petra
on Monday the 7th of September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while flying from New
York to Geneva.Please follow the link for more information.

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html

After the death of my husband I became the Head of his investment and now
that I am old and weak. I have decided to spend the rest of my life in my
Ranch before I finally give up.

Presently, I have willed out almost half of our assets to several
charities, less privileged in different countries. I and my late husband
also agreed to render support to an unknown individual that we have not
met before due to the fact that when we were still young in life we
received an anonymous help from an individual we don't know and we have
not being able to know till date.

I deposited a Cheque in the sum of 800.000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand
British Pounds) in a brown envelope as a parcel with DHL Express Courier
Services UK over four weeks ago to be delivered to you. Due to my illness
I was unable to send you an email until today.

What you have to do now is to contact the DHL Express Courier Services UK
as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you. I
have paid the delivering charge, the Insurance premium and clearance
Certificate fee.

The only Fee you are expected to pay is 260 British Pounds for the
Security Keeping of the cheque. I would have paid the fee but the company
insisted that I should not because they don't know when you will be
contacting them and to avoid demurrage or further cost.

You have to contact the dispatch Manager of DHL Express Courier Services
UK immediately for an urgent delivery of this parcel to you, please
provide them with your information to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.

Your Postal address;
Full Names:
Direct telephone number;

You are also expected to present the security keeping code: (SCT/0433/F)
to them for verification and confirmation purpose.

HERE IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE DISPATCH MANAGER

Name: Mr.Jerry Calson
Email Address: dhldeliverymanagement262@gmail.com
Phone: +44 702 402 2696

Please do contact him as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any
further delay. Also be notified that I will no longer be reading my emails
or surfing the INTERNET as I have retired completely from the outside
world to my ranch at this moment. I have nothing to do with cars, emails
and other luxuries. All further correspondence should be forwarded to the
courier company for the delivery of the cheque to you.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Pamela Wilcox Alex
CONTACT DHL EXPRESS UK IMMEDIATELY


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