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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: "Linda Saldana" <nationsu65@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dhl-customer-service@universitarios.com
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:25:44 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: DELIVERY OF YOUR CARD




Hello
we have been wait for you since to contact us about your ATM Card which
have been register in DHL delivery Company for onward delivery to you due
to the misplacing and wrong address giving to us that is why you have not
yet received your ATM card delivery the untied nation your embassy in the
country sign with DHL delivery company to carry on the ATM Card for your
compassion confirm your address to us. because ATM Card content is
2.7million,have 1 months to go into Government purse, contact DHL FOR the
delivery of your ATM Card to your home contact them with Information
below.DHL Person contact;

Mr.Larry,
via Email(dhl-customer-service@universitarios.com }
+23480-2852-4548

And I did not pay their official keeping fees since.They refused and the
reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact them and
demurrage might have increased. They told me that their keeping fee is
$35.
Per day and I deposited it today’
Best Regards.
Ms.Saldana

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