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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 Express Ng" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <coldevid.petra@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:19:36 -0600
Subject: ATTENTION: DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS. RITA JONES???

ATTENTION: DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS. RITA JONES?

We received an email from Mrs. Rita Jones, stating that she is your sister
and you have given her permission to claim your package worth the sum of
$8,5,000,000.00 USD ( Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars) ATM CARD scheduled for delivery to your residence address. Your
package is among the 7 parcels that are still in our custody that are yet
to be dispatch due to incorrect receiver's / delivery address. This
package was deposited in our office on 22th of February 2016, By MR.
IBRAHIM MUSTAFA MAGU, the current Chairman of Economic and Financial
Crimes (EFCC), Here in Nigeria, This said fund was approved to
settle old contractors and compensation of scam victims and overdue
payment all over the world and your name was found among the beneficiary
list and i also want you to know that the EFCC Chairman has paid the
original shipping/handling fees and your package was sent to your
Address,But it was returned back to our office after some days due to
incorrect delivery address.

Confirm that Mrs. Rita Jones, was authorized to receive your package. If
yes, do send us a letter of authorization instructing us to ship the
package to Her address upon that she will be paying the Safe Keeping Fee
of $350usd, immediately before the Package will be shipped to her Address
Below.

ANNABEL JACKSON
810 Bellevue Rd Apt 206 Nashville TN, 37221
United State Of America.

And if No please, Do also re-confirm your mailing information below as
follows:

Send your correspondence to the manager:

1.)FULL NAME:.....
2.)ADDRESS:.......
3.)COUNTRY:.......
4.)AGE:.........
5.)SEX:.........
6.)PHONE:.....
7.)OCCUPATION.....
8.)YOUR SCAN COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVING LICENSE:..

Finally, you are to get back to this office immediately for
clarifications on this matter as we shall be available 24hours to speak
with you and give you the necessary guidelines on how to ensure that your
ATM MasterCard is delivered to you immediately, And be very much informed
that any further delay from your side could be dangerous, as we would not
be held responsible of anything if this ATM MasterCard is delivered to
Mrs. Rita Jones. upon she will be paying the fee $350usd.

Name: Col David Petra
Email Address: coldevid.petra@gmail.com



We are waiting to receive your authorization letter for onward shipment To
Mrs. Rita Jones, if you are the one that gave her permission, so that once
she make the payment for the Safe keeping fee of the package which is the
sum of $350usd before we commerce with the delivery to her door step
without any delay.

Faithfully,
Mrs. Rose Williams
DHL Express Ng

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