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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: Total Petroleum PLC <sandra.ibeh@clerk.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 15:47:11 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GOOD DAY MY BELOVED FRIEND YOUR PAYMENT IS READY. YOUR ATM CARD
NUMBER: 4278763100030014: HOPEFULLY YOU ARE DOING GREAT IN HEALTH MATTERS
WITH YOUR BELOVED FAMILY. HOWEVER I HAVE REGISTERED THE ATM CARD WITH DHL
COMPANY THIS MORNING AS WE AGREED AND THE DELIVERY WILL TAKE OFF TOMORROW
MORNING BASED ON MY AGREEMENT WITH THE DHL DIRECTOR REV. COLLINS THOMPSON,
MOST IMPORTANTLY RECONFIRM YOUR CURRENT DELIVERY ADDRESS TO HIM CONTACT HIM
VIA HIS PRIVATE EMAIL:(rev.collins.thompson@deliveryman.com) THE ONL

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