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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: D H L DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY <emilia.rossibb@alice.it>
Reply-To: www.dhl019@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:45:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Attn Dear Customer YourATM card worth of $4.8

D H L COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY AMT
Address: agboku Grace Plaza,
2E-4 ELigaliAyorinde,portonovo
Ireland Benin republice

Attn Dear Customer YourATM card worth of $4.8

Good day to you, this is the second notice we are sending to you in regards
to
your ATM visa card left here in our office to deliver to your address, we
notified you about this few weeks
ago before the new year but we haven’t heard from you up till this moment. Many
other packages, which we
are supposed to deliver together with yours had already been delivered to their
various
owners and yet yours is still here in our company.

You can check on our website track with The written numbers below and see those
whom we have
already delivered; they all have received their shipments in a good condition.
Tracking number:
415459624 ( already delivered ) This is the evidence of the shipments we have
already made safely and no complain. Today we brought out some packages abandon
here in our office, so that is where we found your parcel sealed in an
envelope. We opened this all to find out is an ATM card worth of $4.8 Million
United States Of American Dollars.

Attached to this, is a letter sealed in the same envelope stating that this
card worth the sum US$4.8,million Dollars also that it has already been
activated for use. Reading down on this letter, which explains that the pin
numbers of the card will not be giving to any other person but you and it has
to be from the Bank that issued this card.

Get back to me with the following information to commence the shipment of atm
visa card
1) Your full Name:
2) Home/Cell Phone:
3) Full Home address
4) Occupation:
5) Age:
6) Sex: ID

I wait your urgent response. Thanks and remain bless
Best Regards.
Dr. Wlliam Adams JOHNSON

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