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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: Silinon Denson <dsilinon@yahoo.com.tw>
Reply-To: Silinon Denson <wtangu@safe-mail.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 10:43:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTENTION;DEAR CUSTOMER


ATTENTION;DEAR CUSTOMER
I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THE DHL AGENT CONVEYING YOUR PACKAGE/FUND $2.8MILLION IS CURRENTLY NOW IN YOUR COUNTRY WITH YOUR FUND.RECONFIRM YOUR DELIVERY DETAILS AND YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER TO HIM THROUGH THE BELOW EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT HE CAN DELIVER YOUR FUND TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS TODAY.
DELIVERY DETAILS:YOUR NAME:HOME ADDRESS:TELEPHONE#:OCCUPATION:PACKAGE CODE:QB101REGISTRATION CODE:04005YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:
DO NOT FORGET TO FORWARD YOUR PACKAGE CODE AND REGISTRATION CODE TO HIM IT WILL ENABLE HIM LOCATE YOUR PACKAGE EASYLY.
NOTE: THE DELIVERY AGENT DOESN'T KNOW THE TRUE CONTENT OF YOUR PACKAGE FOR NO REASON YOU SHOULD LET HIM KNOW UNTIL IT'S DELIVER TO YOU, FOR SECURITY REASONS.
DELIVERY AGENT NAME:.WILLIAM TANGUEMAIL ADDRESS:.wtangu@safe-mail.net

REGARDS,
DENSON SILINONDHL DELIVERY COMPANYBENIN REPUBLIC.+229-98647744

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