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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: "REV.DR. RICHARD BRUNO" <JOHNLEO@qatar.io>
Reply-To: dipdennis01@qatar.io
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:21:04 -0400
Subject: CONTACT DIPLOMAT IN YOUR AIRPORT NOW.

KIND ATTENTION DEAR:
SERVER

I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE FINE. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A DIPLOMAT, WHOM MY
REGARDS IS GREAT. HIS NAMES ARE MR.DENNIS CHINENYE. HIS CONTACT NUMBER IN USA AS
(509) 262 6944 AND EMAIL ADDRESS:{dipdennis01@qatar.io} MR.DENNIS ARRIVED
FLORIDA IN U.S.A TODAY

BUT HE LOST YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION'S. PLEASE CONTACT HIM NOW WITH THE ABOVE
EMAIL ADDRESS, I AM SURE THAT THE JOB IS DONE TO MY SATISFACTION AND HAVING
DISCUSSED WITH MR. FRED UGO, I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT HE HAD MY TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE TO DO THE JOB FOR US.

LEAST I FORGET, I TOLD HIM THE CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT BOX IS AFRICAN FILMS.
PLEASE CONTACT HIM AS YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL AND

RE-CONFIRM YOUR BELLOW
DETAIL'S TO HIM TO AVOID WRONG DELIVERY:
1. YOUR FULL NAME:.........................
2. YOUR HOME OR OFFICES ADDRESS NOT P.O BOX:......
3. DIRECT CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:............
4. NEAREST AIRPORT..............................

BELLOW IS YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX DETAILS:
CONSIGNMENT CODE: CAF/XX/102/
CONSIGNMENT BOX VALUED THE SUM OF $3.9 MILLION USD
THE RIGHT HAND SIDE SECURITY KEY CODE NUMBER IS: 9015.
THE LEFT HAND SIDE SECURITY KEY CODE NUMBER IS: 9950.

WARNING KEEP YOUR SECURITY BOX CODE SECRETE TILL YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY. I
WAIT TO HEAR GOOD NEWS FROM YOU.

KIND REGARDS,
REV.DR. RICHARD BRUNO
DHL DIRECTOR
+22998067041

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