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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: DHL COMPANY <office--6147@att.net>
Reply-To: ww.dhl@live.com.my
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 10:37:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DHL COURIER OFFICE Consignment Box Shipment CODE AWB33XZS




DHL COURIER OFFICE Consignment Box Shipment CODE AWB33XZS
DHL Courier company :Ground Floor, Wisma
Lot No. 23 Patte D'Oie
03 BP 2147Cotonou
E-mail:(www-dhl11@live.com)
Website;www.DHL.com. Attn: Package Owner. RE:INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX IN OUR VAULTS. We have a Parcel that contained an International Cashier Bank Draft/Cheque worth the sum of ($7.6 million USD) which will be deliver to you at the moment as long as you provide all the requirement information to the DHL Courier Delivery Express Company before the parcel can be shipped to your own residential address in your country. This Company has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of SEVEN Million,SIX Hundred thousand united state Dollars (US$7.6M) of your claim that has been pending in a trunk box in our security vault.We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard times and passing through a lot of difficulties in seeing to the release of your fund which amounts to (Seven Million, six hundred thousand united state Dollars (US$7.6M). This has been the handwork of some dubious elements
in African Development Bank (ADB). Furthermore, Your e-mail /Home address was among the luckiest package that will be send through Federal Express Delivery Service as soon as you contact them so what you have to do right now is to contact the Director of DHL Delivery Department for immediate dispatch to your residential address.CONTACT PERSON; DR.JOHN BROWN
Email; (www-dhl11@live.com)
Website; www.dhl.com
Tel; +229 98-766-894
Cel; +229 98_561_542
This are the information required for easy delivery of your Consignment Box. 1. YOUR FULL NAME_____, 2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS______, 3.YOUR HOME AND CELL NUMBER____4.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION_______
Do feel free to call DR.JOHN BROWN on phone as soon as you send email to him because your call would facilitate the immediate attention to you due to his tight schedule.
We anticipate your urgent respond.
My Regard to your family..
Your s sincerely,,
Mrs.Stella Uzoma,
P.R.O

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