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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: CHRIS HEBERT DIPLOMATIC AGENCY <vmhusk@tim.it>
Reply-To: expressdelivery_dhl@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 02:04:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I ARRIVED IN YOUR NEAREST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,


I ARRIVED IN YOUR NEAREST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, with your ATM CARD of
worth $4.5million USA dollars which I have been instructed
by DHL COMPANY to be delivered to you. The Airport authority demanded
for all the legal back up to prove to them that the fund is no way
related with drug nor fraud money.

I have presented the papers and handed it over to them and they are
very much pleased with the papers I presented, but the only thing that
is still keeping me here is the airport delivery Tag which is not
placed on the box, one of the Airport Authority has advise that we get
the delivery tag so that I can exit the airport immediately and make
my delivery successful.

I try to reason with them and they stated the delivery tag will cost
us just $205 Dollars only to get the tag placed on the box as that
tag will enable me get to your house successfully without any
interference, they scanned the box and found out that the fund is 100
% spend able and accepted by any bank in the whole world.

As I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I
have to take care of in Austria. Here are the papers backing the funds
together with my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank were you
will deposit the fund successfully with these papers. I have I more
vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I
reach your house as that it is the diplomatic rules, such as
authorization to deliver.

Reconfirm the following information once again to enable you collect
your delivery
as well.
NAME: =======================================
ADDRESS: ====================================
MOBILE NO.:==================================

You can direct the tag fee to our Head Office in cotonou
Benin Republic as they will get the tag here for you and they are entitled to
receive and make any payment to foreign countries authority.
DIPLOMATIC MR.CHRIS HEBERT

PAYMENT INSTRUCTION VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER IN
THE NAME INFORMATION LISTED BELOWS.

RECEIVER NAME :
COUNTRY:
CITY:
TEXT QUESTION:
ANSWER: today
AMOUNT: $$205.00 USD only
SENDER NAME…..

Money Controlling Number/MTCN……….after sending the payment to Our Head
Office in Benin Republic DHL COMPANY email me the payment information
such as mtcn number also senders name text question and answer to
enable me reach them with the payment details so they can get the tags
obtain and Fax it to me one hand so I can make my next step to your
address today. (Here Is Your Package Unlocking CODE (AWB33XZS) Urgent
Response is needed because here is very busy


Regard
DIPLOMATIC CHRIS HEBERT
you can text me or call with this line +1(3252154231.text only,,,+18302655562

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