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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: "Mr.Steven Wigan" <ghgfgfhfg9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Steven Wigan" <dhl_couriercomp@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:30:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Urgent Respond Is Highly Needed,


Your Urgent Respond Is Highly Needed,   
 
This is to inform you that i have register your ATM VISA CARD to the DHL COURIER .And the card's value is $4.8 millions united state dollars,so The delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused and the Reasons for their refusal is because they do not know when you are going to contact them because the keeping fee is $45 dollars per a day,
  
and i deposited it yesterday 16Th March 2016 So that is reason why i did not pay for keeping fee and that is only you are going to pay them,so i want you to contact urgent to avoid increase of their keeping fee.

Contact Mr.Williams Kuba, DHL DIRECTOR GENERAL
PHONE NO+22998635397

KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR FULL INFORMATION'S FOR THE DELIVERY of the package
such as,
 
Your Full Name...
Your Home Address..
Your Country...........
Your current Phone Numbers ..
You personal identification..


So as soon as you recieved your card do let me know ok.

Best Regard
Mr.Steven Wigan  

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