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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: "mrs joy dominic" <mrs.joydominic@mail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.joydominic566@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 18:09:25 -0300
Subject: Contact DR GODWIN EZE FROM DHL Delivery Company Urgent For You Cash
Box.


Good day,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank
Draft but did not hear from you since that time. I went to the bank to
confirm whether the draft is getting close to expire and the director of
the bank told me that before the draft will get to your address that it
will expire. Then I told him to help me and cash the cashier bank draft of
$8, 5 million to cash payment.

However, I have successfully cashed the draft and packaged it in a box and
have registered it in the DHL COURIER COMPANY here in Benin
Republic because I will travel to see my boss and will not come back till
next month end.

You have to contact the DHL COURIER COMPANY to know when they
will deliver your package to your address. I have paid for the delivering
charges and insurance fees. The only money you have to pay to them is
their security keeping fee.

HERE IS DHL COURIER COMPANY CONTACT ADDRESS BELOW/
DR Godwin Eze
Telephon( +2347042911118)
E-mail: dhl.courier_delivery_department@live.com

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.

This is the information they need from you.

1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3. YOUR CURRENT MOBILE NUMBER.

Try to contact DHL COURIER COMPANY as
soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fees. I gave
them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to
avoid any mistake in the delivery.

Note; I didn't tell the DHL COURIER COMPANY that it's money
inside the box, I registered it as a package of an African cloths. This is
to avoid delaying or any upfront problem during the delivery, So do not
let them to know that the package contents money inside until you have
received it in your house address ok.

Do let me know as soon as you received your package. You will get in touch
with me through e-mail as my phone is no longer available now that I am
out from our country. Contact me by email ok.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Mrs Joy Dominic.


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