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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: mail info <mail784677info@web.de>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:53:31 +0100
Subject: URGENT



Attn: Dear friend,

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid for the delivery fee for your cheque but the manager of CENTRAL BANK OF SPAIN told me that before the cheque will get to you that it will expire. So i told him to cash €1.5 million Euro's all the necessary arrangement of delivering the €1.5 million Euro's in cash was made with the DIRECTOR DHL EXPRESS COURIER, MADRID SPAIN.

Be inform that there are some documents to be secure.The only fee you have to send to them is €120 Euro's which will serve as the insurance fee and claims of affidavit to enable them deliver the parcel to you immediately.

Do contact them and let me know when you have receive your fund, below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to you immediately.

DHL COURIER SERVICE
Cañada Real de las Merinas, 9
Centro de Negocios Eisenhower
Madrid 28042, Madrid
Spain
DIRECTOR: *DIRECTOR. DR. VICENTE <?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p>*.
TEL: +34-697419725
FAX: +34-911814103
EMAIL: drvicentedhl@aim.com



YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER
YOUR CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS

Do let me know immediately you receive your consignment that consist your fund that i deposited in the DHL Express Courier, S.L. so that we can share the joy together.

BEST REGARDS,
Ms. JOSE.<o:p></o:p>(E-mail-ms1jose@yahoo.es)<o:p></o:p>
SECRETARY






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