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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: "Mrs. Juliet E John" <mrmschris91@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Juliet E John" <dhlshipment9@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 21:26:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR REF: CLAIMS/ATM/


YOUR REF: CLAIMS/ATM/
 
I just received a phone call from Hon. John Wilson, Director from DHL Express Delivery Company here in Benin Republic, and he said that your ATM Card have been registered with DHL Company to delivery to your address, and the ATM Card is Worth the sum of ($8.800,000.00) EIGHT MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED  THOUSAND US DOLLARS, So kindly Contact the DHL Express Delivery Company and reconfirm your full information to them for them to confirm and give you the tracking number for you to track and know when your ATM card will arrive at your address.

Below are the information which you will reconfirm to DHL company.

1. Your full name_____     
2. Your Address______     
3. Your phone number____ 
4. Your age/sex______     
6. Your country_____     
7. Your occupation_____
 
Contact the DHL at the following Name and Telephone:
Contact Person: Hon. John Wilson
Telephone: +22968719431   
                 DHL Delivery Section                 
DHL Express courier company Benin Republic.
Your registration code is ready waiting for you to contact the DHL COMPANY with your full information, thanks and have a nice day.
 
Mrs. Juliet E John,
Foreign Payment Adviser
Republic of Benin   

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