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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: Patrick Kelly <patrick_kelly98@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Patrick Kelly <benind22@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:14:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Customer!!!,


 Dear Customer!!!,

DHL Courier Company Benin branch wish to inform you that your package with registration CODE ( DCJKT00678G) is now ready to deliver to you as authorized by the depositor of your package Mrs. Buffington Anthony U.N Secretary to this Company and we can assure you that we are experts and will commence the delivery of your package to your doorstep as soon as you comply with our mode of delivery system, Your package is properly sealed registered and will be deliver to you within 24hours as the depositor registered the package along with some vital documents required by DHL Courier Company under delivery rules and regulation to effect the delivery to your destination without any further delay,

We receive our Insurance & Delivery fee from the depositor Mrs. Buffington Anthony. The only fee you have to pay is our Security keeping fee only, from you and you should know that, This measures of charging Security keeping fee is to always protect the package of our customers and to ensure the safety delivery to his or her destination.

According to our Security keeping fee, The delivery of your package to your destination will cost you sum of $255.00 usd only, and the fee should send to our account officer ANTHONY ANUKWU via Money Gram only with the following details;

RECIEVER'S NAME: ANTHONY ANUKWU
COUNTRY: REPUBLIC DU BENIN
CITY: COTONOU
QUESTION: HOW LONG
ANSWER: 24HOURS
AMOUNT: $255
PAYMENT DETAILS TO SEND TO US
Money transfer control number:
Senders Name:
Senders address:

REGISTRATION CODE; ( DCJKT00678G)
SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS,
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/;
TAG NO # DHLXX441122
BATCH NO # DHLCMPLN11144

DHL-Director
Dr. Patrick Kelly
Tell-+229-9980-7025.
DHL-Official E-Mail:(benind22@gmail.com)

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