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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: "James King" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesking520@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:08:08 -0700
Subject: my dear (Have you contacted the DHL Courier Nigeria?)


Good day to you my dear,

Contact DHL Courier Company for the release of your $2.850million us (Consignment box) Courier contact information, Dr.William Jonathan. Email :( dhl.courier.company.delivery.dept@gmail.com) I registered it as a BOX of church materials. The DHL Courier Company Manager Nigeria write me today tall me that you have not contacted them and I ask him to call you or write you mail and he said that his deliveryman who is in change of the Consignment Box of your $2.850USD is ready to make your delivery today.

And I need you to reconfirm your below information to them,
Name:
Address:
Phone:

Please send your above information to DHL Courier Company for them to deliver your Consignment immediately.
And ask them for the cost of their security keeping fee which is the only money you are to send to them.

Please keep me update


Regards Accountant,
James King

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