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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: DHL Delivery agent <"WW."@road.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Agent. Basil Gavin" <Basilgavin@citromail.hu>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:02:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: NOTE THIS IS YOUR PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442

NOTE THIS IS YOUR PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.I want to acknowledge you
that we have finally succeeded in getting your ATM CARD worth's of $10.5Million
out of (ECOWAS) Economic Community of West African States department with the
help of Mr. James George Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice
Benin Republic which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in Benin
Republic.

Meanwhile every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent
Basil Gavin for the delivery of your ATM CARD and every Document guiding your
delivery is well updated so you are advised to reconfirm your full delivery
information to the Agent Basil Gavin right now as he is currently at ORLANDO
International Airport with your ATM CARD. He has already called me with his
number on his arrival 4hours ago.

He is waiting to hear from you today with the information. The Diplomatic agent
Basil Gavin does not know that the content of the ATM CARD is $10.5Million and
on no circumstances should you let him know the content. The consignments were
moved from here as India Cloths, so never allow him to open the box on OK.

He is waiting to hear from you today with the information, So you are advice to
reconfirm your full delivery information to the diplomat more you are
advice to be very fast as the Agent Basil Gavin has no time to waste due to
his flight ticket. So the Information you are required to reconfirm to the
Agent Basil Gavin is as Follow.

(1)Your Full Name
(2)Mobile Phone Number
(3)Current Home Address
(4)Fax Number
(5)Country
(6)City
(7)Nearest Airport
(8)Passport/Drivers license
(9)your Occupation

Kindly contact him and the Contact person,
Name DIPLOMATIC AGENT Basil Gavin
us_specialagent@mail2usa.com

So contact him to deliver your ATM CARD as soon as possible
today, Make sure the bellow stated codes are identified when
contacting him and the content of the box should not be revealed for his does
not know the content as it's a VIP Delivery dispatched directly from my
office and the director of the Company

SHIPMENT CODE AWB33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCT/BUN/XXIV/-78/01

SINCERELY
Dr. LARRY W. ROLAND
Courier Company Benin Republic.

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