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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 company <kronos.c@tin.it>
Reply-To: richardbruno430@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:36:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: your package of $3.5 Million U.S Dollar

NOTIFICATION FROM I. M.F

Another chance and also the Last opportunity for you, regarding to
these delivering of your package, you chooses to abandon your fund
since, i want to let you know that we have finally succeeded in
registering your fund to the UPS COMPANY to be delivered to your
address, regarding the delivering of your own compensation, provide
your information for the UPS COMPANY to complete the delivery of your
own package {ATM CARD} deposited to them and the delivering last only a
week to be completed, the ATM contains $3.5 million dollars being your
own compensation, You’ re to provide to them, your full Name, Address,
Near by Airport and cell phone number, is our agreement with
compensation officer, who deposit the fund, to be delivered to you and
be Noted That you have to provide the information correctly for the
smooth delivery of your package, call me once you have provided your
information to him.

DELIVERING COMPANY INFO:
DIRECTOR NAME: MRS LINDA MOYES
MOBILE: +229 99166134
EMAIL: (richardbruno430@yahoo.com)

INFORMATION HE WILL NEED FROM YOU
(1)Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address==== ====
(7)Nearest Airport ==============

Regard
Kelvin Mood
Director of the IMF's African Department

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