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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: James Larry <jakenjakenjaekn@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: James Larry <dhlcou1982@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 22:36:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good News Consignment Owner.


Good News Consignment Owner. 

We have a Consignment that contained the sum of  $7.6 million USD which will be 
deliver to you at the moment as long as you provide all the requirement 
information to the DHL Courier  Delivery Express Company before the Consignment 
can be shipped to your own residential address in your country. 

This Company has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of 
SEVEN Million,SIX Hundred thousand united state Dollars US$7.6M of your claim 
that has been pending in a trunk box in our security vault. 

Furthermore, Your e-mail /Home address was among the luckiest package that will 
be send through Federal Express Delivery Service as soon as you contact them so 
what you have to do right now is to contact the Director of DHL Delivery 
Department for immediate dispatch to your residential address. 

CONTACT PERSON; DR. DAV  NANAMARA 
Tel +229 6869-0839 

This are the information required for easy delivery of your Consignment Box. 
1. YOUR FULL NAMES_____ 
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS______ 
3.YOUR HOME AND CELL NUMBER____ 
4.A COPY OF YOUR ID FOR IDENTIFICATION ____ 
5. YOUR OCCUPATIONS____ 

Do feel free to call DR. DAV NANAMARA on phone as soon as you send email to him 
because your call would facilitate the immediate attention to you due to his 
tight schedule. 

We anticipate your urgent respond. 
My Regard to your family. 
Your s sincerely 
James Larry.

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