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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: INFO DHL COMPANY <Wwwdhl.@theia.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: INFO DHL COMPANY <a.ericleonard@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 17:49:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR PLEASE EXPECT TO CALL HIM OR TEX HIM +1(201)
731-8004

Attention Customer Valuable"


HAPPY NEW YEAR PLEASE EXPECT TO CALL HIM OR TEXT HIM +1(201) 731-8004

I wish to inform you that the Delivery Man conveying your consignment trunk box valued the sum of $30,100.000.00 United State Dollars misplaced your Current address on transit and he is currently stranded at your international airport with your consignment box. We required you to reconfirm the following information below, so he can deliver the Consignment Box that contained your compensation fund as soon as possible today.

Full Name: ============
Current Address: ===========
State /City: ====================
Mobile No.:===================
Name of Your Nearest Airport:==============
A Copy of Your Passport/Drivers License,(If possible):========

Please do contact the diplomatic agent with the email below with your information required above.

Contact Person: diplomat Eric Leonard
E-mail : ( a.ericleonard@yahoo.com )

He is waiting to hear from you today with the information. CALL HIM OR TEXT HIM +1(201) 731-8004

NOTE:
The Diplomatic agent doesn't know that the content of the consignment box is $30,100.000.00 United States Dollars it is the

total fund you have won in Africa in general and no circumstances should you let him know the content. The consignments was moved from here as a family treasures, so never allow him to open the box. Please do not disclose the body of this letter to him so that he won't be able to know the content of the box.


Thanks for your understanding in this matter and God bless you.

Always At Your Service,


Yours In Service,

MR ANDREW STEVEN.
DIRECTOR D.H.L> COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC
FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT
YOU CAN CALL ME @ +229 99 456 773

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