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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: "Mr.Steve Morgan" <morganmr.steve388@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mr.Steve Morgan" <dhlcourier@mail2finance.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 20:21:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONTACT DHL FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX,


 
Attention:Dear Beneficiary,

We have registered the consignment box with DHL COMPANY.the fund values (US$6.2 Million) We package it into consignment box, contact   Dhl director in charge at his details below for more Information,You have to pay $145 usd,For security keeping fee.

Contact:Director Dhl,Mr.Anthony Williams.e-mail:(dhlcourier@mail2finance.com)

Contact them with your delivery information such as.

Your Full Name,...................
Phone Number,......................
Delivery Address,...................
Country,............................
And a copy of your id,...............

Please write them with full respect.and don't let Dhl staff know the real content of the consignment because it registered as an Africa beads for security reasons.
 
Thanks.
Mr.Steve Morgan,

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