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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- dhl.cunit@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.JOSEPH MARK" <wwwwwwwwofice@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: dhl.cunit@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:50:26 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Attn My Dear,
Attn
My Dear,
This is to bring you notice that i have register your ATM
MASTER CARD to the DHL COURIER .After several attempt to communicate proved
abortive, I deiced to register your $2.5 millions usd ATM MASTER CARD with DHL
COURIER , The delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay their official
keeping fees since they refused.Reasons for their refusal is because they do not
know when you are going to contact them because the keeping fee is $25 dollars
per a day.
I deposited it yesterday 27th November 2012 So that is reason
why i did not pay for keeping fee.You to contact them now to avoid increase of
their keeping fee for immediate delivery of your ATM MASTER CARD. because i
traveling to Hkong gong on official assignment .
Contact: Rev.Douglas
Illechi
DHL DIRECTOR GENERAL (Benin rep)
EMAIL:
(dhl.cunit@yahoo.com)
EMAIL: (dhl.cunit@yahoo.com)
PHONE
NO+229-98164396.
This are the information required for easy delivery of
your ATM MASTER CARD.
1.YOUR FULL NAME_____
2.YOUR HOME
ADDRESS______
3.YOUR HOME AND CELL NUMBER____
4.A COPY OF YOUR
IDENTIFICATION_______
Inform me as soon as you received your card do let
me know OK
Best Regard and God bless
Mr.JOSEPH
MARK
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