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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: Richard Bruno <villainfissi@alice.it>
Reply-To: eric.deliveringagent@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 19:34:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Your Package of {$3.5 million usd}, CALL THE DELIVERING AGENT
NOW{682 227 2784}

Message Body

LAST NOTIFICATION FROM DHL DELIVERING COMPANY

Last chance for you, regarding to these delivering , why have you chooses
to abandon your fund since, i just want to let you know that we have finally
succeeded in converting your compensation into an ATM, regarding the delivering
of your own compensation, provide your information for the agent to complete
the delivery of your own package {ATM CARD} in our custody and remember he has
only a week to complete the delivering, the ATM contains $3.5 million dollars
being your own compensation, You’ re to provide to the agent, your full Name,
Address, Near by Airport and cell phone number, is our agreement with
compensation officer, who deposit the fund in our custody, to be delivered to
you and Noted That you have to provide the information correctly for the smooth
delivery of your package you, Your DHL deliveryman is coming be very nice to
him as he is not from America citizen ok.

(1)Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address==== ====
(5)Country====================
(6)City======================
(7)Nearest Airport ==============

AGENT CONTACT INFO

AGENT NAME: Eric Toha
MOBILE CONTACT: 682 227 2784
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eric.toha.1

NOTE: Email or call him now, ask him what is going on now,he has arrived U.S.A
about two days ago, he called me and said he lost your information, so provide
to him your details again,Your DHL deliveryman is coming try and be very nice
to him as he is not from America citizen and he know no one except
you, so please take care of him OK

Regard
Richard Bruno
DIRECTOR DHL COMPANY
MY DIRECT LINE:+229 6886 3142

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