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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.Mary Nelson." <wasabinoo@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dhl.com@blumail.org
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 08:40:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO MY DEAR,





HELLO MY DEAR,

 
THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT YOUR ATM PACKAGE VALUED $2.8M USD HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN DHL COURIER SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER  08/09/2011 SO CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR DELIVERY FULL  ADDRESS AND PHONE  NUMBER.

EMAIL: (dhl.com@blumail.org )
DIRECTOR: DR. JOHN GOODNAME.
TEL: +229-9897-4223 NOTE THAT I PAID THE DELIVERY FEE AND THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL PAY IS $45 PER DAY FOR THEIR OFFICE KEEPING FEE.
 
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
MRS. MARY NELSON

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