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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 EXPRESS (USA), INC." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertcom1@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:06:20 -0700
Subject: DHL EXPRESS (USA) INC

DHL EXPRESS (USA) INC Dear Customer DHL EXPRESS (USA), INC. 1210 S Pine Island Rd Plantation, FL, 33324 United States Dear Customer, Unfortunately we failed to deliver the postal package which was sent DHL no. 8919191890 on 18-4-16. on time because the addressee's address is not correct. Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our department nearest to you to avoid delivery to the wrong address/persons. DHL EXPRESS (USA), INC. 1210 S Pine Island Rd Plantation, FL, 33324 United States (954) 888-7000

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