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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: Richard Bruno <salvio.castaldi@alice.it>
Reply-To: eric.deliveringagent@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 09:36:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Regarding your package {ATM CARD}, EMAIL OR CALL YOUR DELIVERING
AGENT NOW{770-702-3501}

THESE WILL BE THE FINAL NOTIFICATION FROM DHL DELIVERING COMPANY

Please i will like to inform you regarding the delivering of your fund, with
the dhl Company Benin agent, he will need your information to complete the
delivery of package {consignment box} with him,Worth's of $3.5 million dollars
You’ re to provide him your Name,Address, Nearest Airport and Telephone No:,is
due to our agreement with the DHL Delivering Company and Noted That you have to
provide him the information correctly for the smooth delivery of your package,
he is at Atlanta- Georgia International Airport , please make sure you take
care of him and know is not American Citizen thanks. Agent Name: Eric Toha

PROVIDE HIM THE INFORMATION AS BELLOW

(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address==== ====
(5)Country====================
(6)City======================
(7)Nearest Airport ==============


YOUR DELIVERING AGENT INFO:

AGENT NAME: Eric Toha
MOBILE PHONE: 770-702-3501
EMAIL: eric.deliveringagent@yahoo.co.nz
FACEBOOK ACCOUNT EMAIL: careservice@mail.com


Email or call him now, ask him what is going on now,he has arrived in U.S.A
about two days ago, he called me and said he lost your information, so you
details to him again OK

SINCERELY
Rev. Richard Bruno
CALL ME AFTER GOING THROUGH
THE EMAIL ON +229 6886 3142
The Director of DHL Courier Company

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