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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: "Rev. Jerry Mark" <www.@onyx.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Rev. Jerry Mark" <dhl.courier.company@diplomats.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:15:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DHL COMPANY SERVICES BENIN REPUBLIC

DHL COMPANY SERVICES BENIN REPUBLIC
23 Patte D'Oie 03 BP 2147 Cotonou, Plot 1261, Adeola Hopewell Street C/B/REP,
CPEL/OWN/987SDHL6. Registration # RRRRRRRRFSC1133 -
TAG # DHLXX441122 - BATCH # DHLCMPLN11144, TELL: +229 9770-0851

Attention: Dear
We have finally succeeded in getting your package worthy of $4.5Million out of
delivery your atm card with the help of Dr David Don Attorney General of
Federal High Court of Justice Benin which act as your foreign Attorney
representative here in Benin.So every necessary arrangement has been made
successfully with the Agent
which is involve to deliver your package and every Documents guiding your delivery is well
updated so you are advice to re-confirm your full delivery information to the
Agent right now as he is currently at Orlando International Airport florida
with your atm card, As he called me this morning to inform me that he
misplaced your delivery address which he has.
So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the diplomat
and call him with this Number +1(321)701-8703 so as to have easy conversation
with him and to enable you give him full direction to get your package
delivered to you and hand over your package to you, Furthermore you
are advice to be very fast as the Agent Mr Alfrendo james has no time to waste
due to his flight ticket, So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to
the Agent 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) A Copy of Your ID For attached Identification

As he was in Orlando International Airport florida in USA right now because of the
Searching and Scanning of the Atm card which made him to misplace your
address So contact him to deliver your package first thing tomorrow morning possibly today, So get back
to us immediately you contact the Agent to make sure that your fund has getting
to you without any hitch, Please try to make sure that you contact him with
this

Name- Agent...Mr Alfrendo james
Call :....+1(321)701-8703
Eail......(dhl.couriercompany@yahoo.com)

So contact him to deliver your atm card first thing tomorrow morning
possibly today,get back to us ON Email:(dhl.courier.company@diplomats.com) immediately you contact the Agent to make
sure that your fund have deliver to you without any hitch, Furthermore remember
the Agent delivering the Atm card does not know the content of that
is $4.5 millions USD, Because the Attorney which represented you registered
it as a family value to avoid hitch during the delivery so unknown
circumstances should you let him know the amount on the card is to
avoid lost of your fund as your card was Sign and Stamp by Federal
Ministry of Justice to make sure that it is protected
until it gets to you
Regards
Rev. Jerry Mark

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