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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 COURIER COMPANY <dhl.courierservice@oued.org>
Reply-To: dhlcourierservice@oued.org
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:51:34 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU(DEAD) OR (ALIVE) FROM DIRECTOR DHL COURIER SERVICE


*DHL COURIER SERVICE.
COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC.
Address: 12/1 Midombo Expway Cotonou-Benin
E-mail: dhl.courierservice@oued.org
Phone: +22996846008
*
*Dear Beneficiary,*

*I am writing to confirm the fact if you are (DEAD) or (ALIVE) and failure
to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means what Mr Jude Betsy said was
right that you are dead. Mr Jude Betsy has agreed to pay the needed charge
fee valued of $67.00 dollars required for the Bond Stamp Duty Fee of your
consignment box , but we have not gotten the money from him yet as we want
to find out if you are DEAD or not, so if you are still (ALIVE) you are
advice in your own best interest to reply back, The only money you will pay
to our office here is just $67.00 for the paper works, Take note of this
now, so we can stop further communication with Mr Jude Betsy and deliver
the (Consignment Box) to your door step being the original benefactor of
the $2.5 Million US Dollars.*

*BELOW IS THE PAYMENT INFOMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE $67.00 TO OUR
CASHIER NAME THROUGH WESTERN UNION.*

*ReceiversName===== Mrs.Onyi John *
*Address:==========12/1 Midombo Expway Cotonou-Benin*
*Country============Benin Republic*
*City===============Porto novo*
*Text question======= Color?*
*Text answers======= Yellow*
*Amount============$67.00*
*You must send us the details provided by Western Union immediately you
made the payment of $67usd.*
*Senders Name=======*
*Sender Address======*
*Sender Country======*
*MTCN==============*
*Amount sent========*
*Beside if you fail to comply with the needed $67 Dollars required there’s
no way we can deliver the consignment box to your country.*

*Looking forward to hear from you if you are still ALIVE, reply back for
fast action so that your delivery will commence upon receipt of your
payment.*

*Best Regards,*
*Mr.Peter Chinyere*
*DIRECTOR DHL COURIER SERVICE.*
*COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC.*

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