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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: "NOKIA MOBILE PROMO" <promo@nokia-mobile.co.uk>
Reply-To: williojes@aim.com
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:42:37 +0200
Subject: NOKIA PROMOTION.

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your confirmable bank
draft of $650,000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you.I
went and deposited the draft with DHL COURIER SERVICE, West Africa. I
traveled out of the country for a 3 months course and I will not be back
till the end of September. What you have to do now is to contact the DHL
COURIER SERVICE 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 delivery charge, insurance premium and clearance certificate
fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a drug money or meant to sponsor
terrorist attack in your country.

The only money you will send to the DHL COURIER SERVICE to deliver your
draft direct to your residential address in your country is ($95) only
being Security Keeping fee of the courier company so far. Again, don't be
deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $95. 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 COURIER SERVICE now
for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;

Contact Person: Dr.Fredrick Osawe
Email Address: delivery_dhl@rocketmail.com
Telephone Number: +2348039203294

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and direct
telephone number. Send it 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 be delivered. Let me repeat
again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any
further delay and remember to pay them their Security keeping fee of
95Dollars for their immediate action. You should also let me know through
email as soon as you receive your draft.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Virgil Storrs


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