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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: JOHN PETERS <info_oceanicbank20008@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:09:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM JOHN PETERS CONTACT DHL COURIER SERVICE FOR YOUR BANK DRAFT







 Dear Freind

 i have been waiting for you
 since to contact me for your Confirm able Bank Draft of
 $850,000 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you
 since for a couple of months now. Then I went to the bank to
 confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire
 and Dr. Wilson the Director First Bank of Nigerian Plc told me that
 the draft are still intact and will expire in the next 7 months time
 and i was happy
 to avoid losing these funds under expiration
 as I will be out of the country for a 6 Months Course and I
 will not come back till end of the year.







 What you have to do now is to
 contact DHL COURIER SERVICES as soon as possible to know
 when they will deliver your BANK DRAFT to you because of
 the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the> delivering Charge, Insurance premium.


 The only money you will send
 to the DHL COURIER SERVICES to deliver your BANK DRAFT
 direct to your postal Address in your country is ($150)
 One Hundred Us Dollars only being their SECURITY KEEPING FEE
 dont be deceived by any body to pay any other money except $150


 I would have paid that but
 they said no because they don’t know when you will contact
 them and in case of demurrage.


 You have to contact DHL
 COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery of your Bank Draft with
 this information bellow;

 Directors Name: MR HENRY BALA
 DIRECTOR DISPACH OFFICER DHL COURIER SERVICE
 EMAIL: dhlcourier_20009@yahoo.com


 Finally, make sure that you
 reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to
 them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them
 to give you the tracking number to enable you track your
 package over there and know when it will get to your
 address.

 Let me repeat again, try to
 contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any
 further delay and remember to pay them their Security
 Keeping fee of $150 US Dollars for their immediate
 action.


 I am waiting for your urgent
 response.

 Yours
 Faithfully,
>
 Mr. JOHN PETERS
>
>
>




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