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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: DHL Senior Delivery Officer <officefile2357@gmail.com>
Reply-To: DHL Senior Delivery Officer <menter_s@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 17:44:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Welcome to DHL Courier

Attention,

Welcome to DHL Courier Home Delivery Company, we are very grateful to be at your service. You have an ATM Visa Card package in our office which was sent to you by bank of Africa, you are required to submit the following personal details listed below to our office via e-mail so that your package will be delivered to you at your door step within 24 hours without any delay or stoppage from anybody.

You will have to pay the sum of $95 to our office for the clearance fee of your Package in the airport so that the customs will not interrupt your package in regard of clearance papers. It is compulsory to pay the clearance fee to enable the delivery to be successful to avoid any interruption from the customs in the airport. Therefore you should get back to tell me your possibility of sending the fee and when the fee will be sent for the immediate delivery of your package.

Note, we do not operate Cash on Delivery C.O.D, our service rendered on Payment before Delivery, and your package tracking number will be given to you once you made the payment clearance fee. The tracking number will be given to you to enable you to track and trace your package until it gets to your house address successfully.

Kindly reconfirm your home delivery address as urgent as possible to enable us to process the delivery of your package immediately.

Best Regards,

Mr. Roland Agbons
DHL Senior Delivery Officer.

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