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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: DHL COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY <officem17@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dhlexpressdelivery011@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 11:45:37 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: DHL COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC




Attn My Dear Friend;
 
Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have paid the fees for your check. And  I went to the Bank  to confirm if the check has expired or getting near to be expire and  Mr. Stanley White the Director of  the Bank told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will be expired then I told him to cash the $3.5, Millions UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this fund. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $3.5, Millions UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with DHL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic.
 
Mr. Stanley White the Director of Financial Bank PLC Cotonou Republic has packaged the sum of $3.5, Millions in cash for me and he also agreed to help me to register the Consignment to the DHL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY. Infant I thanks God very much for all the movement I made that everything goes normally as I Planed.
 
As for our agreement with the Dhl Courier company they promised that your consignment will leave this Country by this week, But the Director of the DHL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY said that they need your contacts information’s to enable them meet up with you immediately the Diplomatic Agent arrived to your Country.
DHL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC.
 
EMAIL ADDRESS;
dhlexpressdelivery011@hotmail.com
 TELEPHONE: (+229-9884-1566)
CONTACT PERSON: David Samson
  
Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .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. YOUR AGE
6. YOUR OCCUPATION
7. A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
 
Please make sure you send this needed information’s to the Director General of Dhl Express Company Benin DR. David Samson with the address given to you to avoid any mistake on the delivery of your package box.
 
Note. The Dhl Express Company Benin doesn’t know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They don't know it contents money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don’t let them know that is money that is in that Box.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
 
Mrs. Ursula William

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