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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: UNITED BANK <"www."@guitar.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: UNITED BANK <dhl_company1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 11:07:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Delivery Notification


ATTN:

Today We the United Bank For Africa has decided to package your total fund of USD $8.5Million to ensure you confirm your Consignment safely. We don't want to delay your fund anymore and that's the main reason we decided to package it in a Consignment box and will be sent to you through DHL Company as the Consignment is currently with them now.

You have to contact the DHL Manager Dr. Edwin David Lawson with your delivery particulars such as:

Name:
Country:
Home Address:
Telephone:
Postal Code:

Contact them via email as shown below:

Dr. Edwin David/ DHL Manager
Cotonou, Benin Republic
Telephone# +229-9924-2219
E-mail: (dhl_company1@yahoo.com)

Note that the fund is in ATM MasterCard. Kindly indicate the registration code of [#909/DHL/2017] to when contacting them and let us know immediately you confirm your Consignment from them. Thanks for being patience while we will be expecting your response.

Yours In Service!
Mrs Lilian David

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