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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: "CHARLES EZE" <charlrseze8@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 23:02:15 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE CONTACT DHL COURIER


*My Dear ,*

*I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Eko Bank Benin
told me that before the cheque will get to you that it will expire.*

* So i told him to cash $1.500.000.00 allthenecessary arrangement of
delivering the $1.500.000.00 in cash was made with DHL Company. This is
the information they need to delivery your box to you.they don'tknow the
contents of the Box. ( I registered it as a Box of FAMILY TRESSURES. )
This is to avoidthemdelaying the Box.Please copy
onlythecompanyemail.Don'tforward this letter to the company just write to
them, But dHl manager know it containsmoney,trytosendtheremain money to
there company information avoid increament of task.Write Application To
This Giving Address Below Rev Dr Nath Peter*

*CONTACT THIS EMAIL:(**dhlworldwide_couriercompa13@live.fr*<dhlworldwide_couriercompa13@live.fr>
*)
CONTACT THIS PHONE+22 93137747*

*1.YOUR FULL NAME*

*2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.*

*3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.*

*4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE*

* *

*5 YOUR AGE*

* *

*Sincerely*

*Charles Eze*

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