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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: Oscar Williams <dhl.@ray.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Oscar Williams <dhldirector.d.d@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:36:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Here is DHL tracking number to confirm your ATM card type
www.dhl.com then enter this tracking no 9907850595

DEAR BENEFICIARY

My name is Oscar Williams my office id card is attached to this mail i
am the operation Manager from DHL office,i was directed to send ATM
Visa card worth of $2.5 million dollar to your address, the $2.5
million dollar was sign and approved in your name by UNITED NATION and
WOLD Bank management board of trustee sign by Africa Union for scam
victims compensation fund as matter of fact your ATM Visa card worth
of $2.5 million dollar is on the transit now coming to the United
States,

Here is DHL tracking number to confirm your ATM card type www.dhl.com
then enter this tracking no 9907850595 to see by self that your ATM
card worth of $2.5 Million has arrived to the United States,

the ATM package will first arrived in our office Address: @ 821 N 27th
St Suite C, Billings, MT 59101, USA then from our office the package
will gt to your home address so what you need to to do now is to send
me your full name and address together with your phone number so that
our agent will locate you tomorrow when h arrive to your address also
you are require to send $105.00

So that our agent will pay for the customs clearance and inspection
fee before the arrival of the package and this has to be done today, i
need to hear from you now

Best Regards
Oscar Williams

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