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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: "Katherine Peters" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dcourierlimited@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:13:18 +0100
Subject: Compliment Of The Season

Hello Beneficiary,
 
 
I have been waiting for you since then to come down here and pick your outstanding payment left but I did not hear from you since that time as we fixed.
Then I went and deposited the $5,500,000.00 US Dollars. I lodged the funds inside a Copper box as Consignment with DHL COURIER in Nigeria
because I traveled to China to visit my friend for the Company's Annual Board meeting. I will not be back still next year February.
Please note that I did not disclose to the Courier that the content of the Consignment box is cash money, instead I registered the consignment as
containing some pieces of Art work, this was for security reason and to ensure that the Consigned fund reached you safely.
I want You to contact the DHL COURIER to know when they will deliver your package(fund).
 
 
 
 
 
 
I have paid for the delivering charges except the Security Keeping Fee which they said it can only be paid when the Deposits is ready
for shipment to the Receiver.Therefore, The only money you have to send to them is their Security Keeping Fee to receive your package at your nominated address.
So be advised to contact the Courier Director through this below details and ask him where you will send the Security Keeping Fee for t
he immediate delivery and reconfirm to them the information and address where to send the Package to you.
 
 
 
 
Contact: Mr. Kelvin Harris
Manager :( DHL Courier Company Ltd)
Contact E-mail:dcourierlimited@yahoo.com.hk
 
 
Reconfirm below information to the company.
 
 
 
Your Full Name:-----------------------
Your Home Address:--------------------
Your home phone(s):--------------------
Your cell phone:-----------------------
Your Country:-------------------------
 
 
 
 
Let me know as soon as you received the consignment(fund) so that I will be sure you received the total  $5,500,000.00
 
Best Wishes,
Mrs. Katherine Peters

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