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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: "Glory Peterson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <glory.peterson@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:19:41 -0700
Subject: Contact Deutsche Post Courier Ltd regarding the delivery of your package

Hello,

Its been quite a while that i have not heard from you. I want you to contact Deutsche Post Courier Ltd regarding the delivery of your package.The content of your package itself is a Bank Draft worth of $3,500,000.00.and I am sending this email because i want you to know that your package has been registered on a Special Order with them. What you have to do now is to contact the Delivery manager for immediate dispatch of your package to your residential address.

It will take only two working days (48 hours) for your package to be delivered to you.Delivery charges fees have been paid by Me before the package was registered.

You will have to pay a sum of ($230) to the Deutsche Post Delivery Department being for the Security Keeping Fee of the Deutsche Post Company as stated in their privacy terms & condition page.I would have paid the Security Keeping fee,but they do not accept such payment for not knowing when you will be responding to them.

I hope that you contact Delivery manager as soon as possible with the details given below:

Deutsche Post Courier Ltd

Contact Person: Wolfgang Ullrich/Sarah Mark
Email: (Deutsche.Post@yahoo.de)
(Deutsche.Post@secretarias.com)
Phone: +234-70-8117-5153
This is the SHIPMENT CODE: CPEL/OWN/9856
PARCEL #: EG2272

kindly,re-confirm your Postal address and telephone number to them.

Thanks
Glory Peterson

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