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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Desmond Greate" <"GGGG."@triton.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Desmond Greate" <kw4174832@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 00:52:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: This is Diplomatic Agent Kelvin Whites from DHL Shipping Company
Benin Republic,

This is Diplomatic Agent Kelvin Whites from DHL Shipping Company Benin Republic,I have been mandated to deliver your Consignment box worth $2.5 Million United States dollars from DHL Benin Republic to your doorpost I have under-gone custom inspection at the airport but I am still having a little problem here with JOHN F.KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT USA Authority intercepting the Consignment box with regards to the Inspection Tag which is delaying my coming to the address you supplied to make the delivery to you, They persisted that I must obtain the Inspection Tag from the shipment origin before I will be allow to make my delivery to you at residence address,otherwise they will inspect the package since is sending from individual to individual.

I presented the Clearance certificate, Yellow Tag and my American Gate Passing certificate but they refused,All the legal back up papers to prove to them that your fund in Consignment box is not related with drug nor terrorism act, has being submitted and handed over to the JOHN F.KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT USA here and they are very much pleased with the papers, Moreover, the only thing delaying me here at airport was Inspection Tag which is not placed on the Consignment box to avoid them not to inspect your Consignment box and view it’s contents, they insisted that the Tag must be place on the Consignment box before they can issue approval stamp to enable me deliver your box successfully to your personal receipt today without any interference, the cost is $225 USD only to get the tag. In addition you can direct
the tag fee to our Head Office as they will get the tags over there according to per instruction given to me here by the Airport Authority at JOHN F.KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT USA Use the details below to send the required charge fee $225.00 via Western Union or Money Gram Money Transfer to enable the delivery success.

Receiver's Name ..Cheryl Rinehart
Country... USA
City... new Bedford
state.. Massachusetts
Amount....... $225 ......Money Gram or walmart only.

I wait your reply with the payment confirmation details so I can forward the details to our company in state Massachusetts for immediate action of securing the needed Inspection Tag so that I can deliver your Consignment box to your personal receipt today Thank you & God Bless.

Always At Your Service,
Diplomat Kelvin Whites
DHL DELIVERY COMPANY
kw4174832@gmail.com
+1(818)925 1054

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