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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: "DHL COURIER COMPANY" <comercial@hortoart.com.br>
Reply-To: diplomattoneymark1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 11:21:02 -0300
Subject: Reconfirm your delivery informtion to our Agent Tony Mark




OUR DIPLOMATIC AGENT MR. TONY MARK ARRIVED IN YOUR INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT
WITH YOUR $5.5MUSD WELL PACKAGED IN A BOX TO DELIVERY TO YOU.EMAIL HIM
with YOUR info SUCH AS NAME, ADDRESS, COUNTRY, PHONE# AND ID.

Mr. Tony Mark
email: diplomattoneymark1@yahoo.com
Tel: 001 252 249 5224

Best regards.
Dhl Courier Service
Mr. Frank Ben.

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