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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 EXPRESS COURIER <dhlexpresscourier@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: dhl.expresscourier@yahoo.cn
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:46:10 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Contact us back









Attention: My Dear,

How
are you and family today? I am really confused here right now that our
government is now trying to cancel your deliver, But i don't believe
that after helping you provide sum of $200.00 out needed of $285.00 you
cannot raise the remaning balance of $85.00 for Good three weeks now
why, Listen I have never booked this kind of appointment before.
 
Why
all this delay by sending this remaining balance of $85.00? The
government is now out  to start cancel all those Atm Card which the own
is not ready yet to receive it, Are you sure that you are really
BENEFICIARY? or you are trying to claim the USD$1.5Million on behalf of
the person?
 
Any
way ( Government ) in this country says that every beneficiary have
only 48Hours to register the delieve, And one who refuse to follow up
the instructions will loose according to ( IMF) Director General so
please to avoid you to blame any one here if you loose the Card because
$85.00 cannot make you to loose your ATM CARD if you real need it.

I
prayer that God will make a way for you to raise the money before
48Hours if you believe me and my words because almight father is my
withness and only him knows what i be doing since to make sure that your
ATM CARD will leave this country before date to avoid our government to
cancel it. I swear let God judge me if i am lie to you.

Here is the informations to send the remaning $85.00 through western union below:
 
1. RECEIVER NAME=====MR. AMOKE ONYEBUCHI
2. COUNTRY=====BENIN REPUBLIC
3.LOCATION =====COTONOU
4. QUESTION======HOW MUCH
5. ANSWER=======$85.00
6.AMOUNT=======$85.00

The
amount you have to send now is $85.00 but please make sure that you
will return my $200.00 back once you withdraw first money from the ATM
CARD because only God knows the reason that make me to help you in this
matter.
 
I
am expecting you with western union payment infotmations so that the
deliver will commence immediately without further delay because i
believe that we will conclude this transaction successful.
 
Meanwhile
be a honest person to me like i am, and remember that i use God,s name
swear  against my life because of this deliver and to let you know that i
am not lie to you. so hurry up please. Contact us back on this E-mail ( dhlexpresscourier@yahoo.cn )

I am waiting for the MTCN.
 
Best Regards
REV.DR. JIM VICTOR

 


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