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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 LINDA OBI <tntcouriercompany99@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dhlagent22@barid.com
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2017 14:06:47 -0700
Subject: FROM DHL DELIVERING COMPANY

FROM DHL DELIVERING COMPANY

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS MELTDOWN (ECO_WAS) HAVE DECIDED TO PAY
YOU YOUR COMPENSACTION FUND WORTH OF $4.7 USD THROUGH AN ATM VISA CARD
BUT BEFORE THE DELIVERY WILL TAKE PLACE YOU HAVE TO RECONFIRM YOUR
DELIVERY

DETAILS AS FOLLOWS
YOU’RE NAME__
YOU’RE COUNTRY__
YOU’RE ADDRESS__
YOU’RE AGE/SEX__
YOU’RE PHONE NUMBER __
YOU’RE OFFICE NUMBER__
THANKS FOR YOU’RE CO-OPERATION:

Mr. Adamson william
E-MAIL dhlagent22@barid.com)
CALL Mr. Adamson william (626) 691-4160
REGARDS MRS LINDA OBI

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