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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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Fraud email example:

From: Deborah Oscar <d_williams1105@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: doscar12345@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 14:04:28 +0000
Subject: [Spam?????] Moving Service



Hello and How are you doing?

I am relocating back to your location from Republic of Togo upon completion of my contract as an expatriate.

I have some household items consisting of furnitures, arts works that needs to be delivered back to my house. Please contact the shipping line agent in Republic of Togo to supply CHAIN solutions for pickup and final delivery to my address in your location while requesting from him the below information:

Closest Airport to you for pick up:
Available Date of shipment:
Outstanding Charges:

This is the shipper''''s details:

Folly Ayew
Director.
For: DHL LOGISTICS LTD.
18 B, Cite Baguida
Lome, Togo 228
Tel: 00 (228) 98665205 Fax: 00 (228) 98665000
Email: logistics-service@dhl-togo.in

Do get back to me with your quotes and method of payment for pickup at the Airport terminal and moving to my location so that I can go ahead and make payment if you can be able to pick and move the items to my location.

Thank you very much.
Deborah Oscar

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