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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: "ray williams" <raywilliams71712@mobimail.mn>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:40:39 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS


Atten....

I have been waiting for you since regards your Bank Draft of $2.5million
usd. But I did not hear from you since that time. So I decided to deposit it
with DHL Express Courier Company here to avoid expiry. I succeeded in
registering Your Bank Draft with DHL Express Courier Company to make sure it
will be among of the parcel they will deliver this week.

Here is the contact information below:

Dr Samuel Ubah. DHL International Express Courier Company Director Benin
Republic West Africa, Tel; +229-9323-5873.E-mail:
dhlcompanywestafrica@yahoo.fr For your information: I paid all the charge
except their delivery charges of ($55.00) which they said the beneficiary
should pay to ensure them the parcel is going direct to the owner to avoid
sending it to wrong person. I used this method to deposit the Parcel safely
through a DHL channel

Please indicate the registration code (011827) to them when contacting or
calling them at +229-9323-5873.

I am in Japan with my family presently.


Sincerely
Barrister Ray Williams

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