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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: "MRS. Clara Kate" <"DHL11."@themis.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MRS. Clara Kate" <dhlexpress095@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 07:28:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PICK UP YOUR LOADED ATM CARD TODAY




BANK OF AFRICA BENIN REPUBLIC.
FROM THE DESK OF MRS.ClARA KATE
REGIONAL MANAGER.

PICK UP YOUR LOADED ATM CARD TODAY,

I received a call from Mr. Wayne McCarthy (DHL Courier Company’s Director. Benin Republic) this morning regarding your ATM DEBIT CARD value of $5.5 Million USD. (A worldwide compensation for the current economic meltdown, World Bank assisted project) which I sent to you. The ATM debit card was returned to my office due to wrong delivery address provided to the DHL courier company. I have re-remit the ATM card to DHL office again. You are required to carefully fill your current information and forward it to the DHL courier company with the address bellow. Don’t forget to call Mr. Wayne McCarthy on phone once you receive this E-mail for immediate delivery of your ATM CARD.

1. YOUR FULL NAME_____
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS______
3. YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER ____
4. YOUR AGE/SEX______
5. YOUR COUNTRY_____
6. YOUR OCCUPATION_____
7. A SCAN COPY OF YOUR I.D CARD.

For your information, I have paid for the delivering charges of the ATM CARD again. The only money you will send to the DHL Courier Company to complete the delivery direct to your postal Address in your country is the sum of $198 dollar being the Security Keeping Fees of the DHL Courier Company for the time being.

Contact person:
Mr. Wayne McCarthy
Director: DHL foreign delivery department
Email:dhlexpress095@gmail.com
TEL: +229-99154592
Your Identification code is (ATM-CARD/201) Remember, the only money to pay is the DHL courier company security keeping fee because I have paid for the delivery charges.

Sincerely.
MRS. Clara Kate

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