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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: ha-busa-itama.@vega.ocn.ne.jp
Reply-To: "U.N GENERAL SECRETARY" <dhlbenin.deliver.c.s1949@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:32:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONTACT DHL FOR YOUR ATM MASTERCARD,

CONTACT DHL FOR YOUR ATM MASTERCARD,


Attention; Beneficiary,

This is to official inform you that we have been having meetings for the past three (3) weeks which ended two days ago with MR. JIM YONG KIM the Former world bank president and other seven continent presidents on the congress we treated on solution to scam victim problems.

Note: we have decided to contact you following the reports we received from anti-fraud international monitoring group your name/email has been submitted to us therefore the united nations have agreed to compensate you with the sum of (USD$1.5 Million) this compensation is also including international business that failed you in past due to government problems etc.

We have arranged your payment through our ATM MasterCard and deposited it in DHL Office to deliver it to you which is the latest instruction from the Former World Bank president MR. JIM YONG KIM, For your information’s, the delivery charges already paid by U.N treasury, the only money you will send to DHL office Benin Republic is $165 dollars for security keeping fee, U.N coordinator already paid for others charges fees for delivery except the security keeping fee, the director of DHL refused to collect the security keeping fee from U.N treasury, the Director of DHL office said that they don’t know exactly time you will contact them to reconfirm your details to avoid counting demur rage that is why they refused collecting the $165 dollars for security keeping fee.

Therefore be advice to contact DHL Office agent Benin. Rev:Joseph harries who is in position to deliver your ATM MasterCard to your location address, contact DHL Office immediately with the bellow email & phone number as listed below.

Contact name: Rev:Joseph Harries
Email:( dhlbenin.deliver.c.s1949@outlook.com )
Tell: +229-99289299

Make sure you reconfirmed DHL Office your details ASAP as stated below to avoid wrong delivery.

Your full name..........
Home address:.........
Your country...........
Your city..............
Telephone......
Occupation:.......
Age:………………..


Let us know as soon as possible you receive your ATM MasterCard for proper verification's.

Regards,
Mr.George Kabore
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL (U.N)
Benin Republic.
E-mail: georgekaboree77@gmail.com

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