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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: "Wilfred Agent" <wilfredagent@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: dhl1967@live.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:48:25 -0400
Subject: Urgent Message

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Confirm able Bank Draft of
$15.5 million usd Dollars, but I did not hear from you since that time. Then I
went and

deposited the Draft with DHL DELIVERY COURIER SERVICE COMPANY, OF Ghnan
REPUBLIC,because I traveled TO SAUDI ARABIA for a 4 Months Course. MEANWHILE
What you Have to

do now is to contact the DHL DELIVERY COMPANY as soon as possible to know when
they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For your

information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and
Clearance Certificate Fee of the Check showing that it is not a Drug Money.

The only money you will send to the DHL DELIVERY COMPANY to deliver your Draft
direct to your postal Address in your country is ($290) only being Security
Keeping Fee

of the Courier Company so far. I would have paid that but they said no because
they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have
to contact

the DHL DELIVERY COMPANY now for the delivery of your Draft with this
information below:

1.YOUR FULL NAME:__________________________________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:______________________________
3.YOUR PHONE:_______________________________________
4.YOUR COUNTRY:_____________________________________
5.YOUR OCCUPATION:__________________________________
6.YOUR AGE:__________________________________________
ATTACH COPY OF YOUR ID:_____________________________

Here is also the person you can contact with the above requested information:
Mr.Obala T.Mike
+233241617502
Email:dhl1967@live.com

Finally,make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone
number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give
you the

tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it
will get to your address. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as
you receive

this email to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security
Keeping fee of ($290) for their immediate action.

Secretary Wilfred Nna,

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