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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: "Mrs christine clinton." <jeraldclinton@live.com>
Reply-To: dhl_chicago@overworked.co.in
Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 14:37:21 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED.


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OFFICE OF THE U.S DHL DELIVERY COMPANY CHICAGO
IL.
OFFICE OF THE U.S DHL DELIVERY COMPANY CHICAGO IL.
REPLY TO US VIA
EMAIL: ( dhl_chicago@overworked.co.in
)
 

Attention Beneficiary,
 
I acknowledge receipt
of your email so without wasting much time; I have to introduce myself to you
this is last warning . I am U.s citizen working under DHL COMPANY Permanent
Representative of the USA DHL WORKER for american as whole . We did received
some letter from FBI and interpol office in USA here, that your Award
beneficiaries,
 
that some so called claims coordinators has been
extorting money from beneficiary's before they will agree to sign the funds
release and make the funds available to you due, to that regards a meeting was
held on the 20th of last month to make sure that the files of your package box
are being looked into and also check out,. And that was when we actually found
out that your package box contains the sum of $3.7million  had not been deliver
to your doorstep .
 
To that effect we the DHL COMPANY here in U.S CHICAGO
IL decided to help beneficiary's to deliver the sum of $3.7million to your home
address without wasting anytime, You don't have to pay any other charge/fees
apart from the courier charges here in USA , I want you to bear in mind that we
are only trying to help you because I believe that you have been runing with the
wrong people for a longtime now and yet you have not receive your package box
and note that arrangement of this consignment box  have been issue Us custom and
FBI advice us to secure all property in this Us DHL COMPANY ,
 
I also
want to inform you that we have secure all documents to help you receive your
FUNDS PACKAGE BOX without any other delays, so you don't have anything to worry
about.
 
Once again the lists of package content are:
1. ORIGINAL COPY
OF INSURANCE BOND
2. USA DHL COMPANY CHICAGO IL INVITATION LETTER
3.
CERTIFICATE OF CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS ORIGIN (Issued by Internal
Revenue
Board).
 
So to enable us dispatch your package via the above stated
express channels for delivery system kindly see below for the charges required
for delivery, therefore we urgent you to make the payment of $67 as soon as
possible to avoid more increase of your delivery charge, which also serve as the
courier charge, We are sending to you details with which you are to make your
payment with, for the delivery charges of your parcel.Please note that all
payment for delivery should be made via (Western Union Money Transfer) and be
advice to send the money to the correct information below and send it correctly
to benin republic as the origin of your package to enable USA dhl company
chicago will deliver to you
 
1/Receiver Name::::Peter Ekwealor
2/ Sender's
Address::::
3/Country============Benin
Republic
4/City===============Cotonou
5/Text question=======Best
Colour?
6/Text answers=======
Yellow
7/Amount============$67.00usd
8/MTCN Number=======?
 
I
advise that you try your possible best to come up with the payment as soon as
possible so that your parcel can leave for dispatch before 12hours according to
the agreement paper , Hope you understand? And on the receipt of your payment
confirmation email,
 
your package will be set for delivery which you will
receive within 12hours.We sincerely hope the above information is helpful to
you, should you have any further queries do not hesitate to write to us. Please
make sure you furnish us with your current delivery address to enable us proceed
because once they confirm from benin republic that the payment is received we
will deliver within 12hours from this chicago IL.
 
Kindly get back to us
and also with the requested information's, am going to help you complete this
transaction if you want us to proceed on this matter with urgent don,t fail to
send the courier charge today.

Regards, Mrs christine clinton.
DHL COURIER SERVICES
EMAIL:(dhl_chicago@overworked.co.in)
 
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