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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: "24HRS Express" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dhlexpress24hrs@mynet.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:44:30 +0200
Subject:

Good day Sir/Ma,

Every Month a random email is selected from all webmail
database around the world to select a winner for the Monthly
2009 Email Lottery and your email was selected as the
winner of the October 2009 Email Lottery, You have won the
total sum of $99,000.00 (Ninety Nine Thousand US dollars)
Your Cheque has been sent through DHL courier All shipping
fees for your cheque has been paid for including the Tax but
we could not pay the security keeping fee of $49 because we
did not know when u would be contacted. All you have to do
is contact DHL courier Service and make the Payment of the
security keeping fee which is $49. You will not be required
to pay any other amount aside the $49.00 please contact:
dhlexpress24hrs@mynet.com immediately. to have your
cheque delivered in 48hrs.

Mr Robert Brown.
dhlexpress24hrs@mynet.com
DHL Director Of Operations.
United Kingdom.


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