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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: REVEREND DR CHARLES BROWN JP <dubejohn038@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:24:26 +0100
Subject: Attn: Package Beneficiary



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Attn: Package Beneficiary .

I want to acknowledged you that we have finally succeeded in getting
your package worth of $7.2million out of ECOWAS Economic Community of
West African States department with the help of Mr. James George
Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin Republic which
act as your foreign Attorney representative here in Benin Republic

So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the
Agent Dube John for the delivery of your Consignment Box and every
Documents guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advised to
reconfirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now as he
is currently at JF KENNEDY Airport International Airport with your
Consignment Box, As he called me this morning to inform me that he
misplaced your delivery address which he has due to CUSTOMS FBI CIA
and POLICE searching and scanning on the Box as if he is a terrorist
there in your country but finally I thank God that they have confirmed
that his movement is clear and legit with out any suspicious
intentions to your country only to deliver this Consignment Box to you
and the documents are updated as I earlier told you.

So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the
diplomat and ask him to send you your DHL Airway Bill so as to prove
to you that he is currently in your country also ask him to give you
his mobile number so as to have easy conversation with him and to
enable you give him full direction to get your Consignment Box
delivered to you and hand you over your Consignment Box safe and
sound, Furthermore you are advice to be very fast as the Agent Dube
John 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 Occupation

SHIPMENT CODE GJK72DWQ
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO OVX950.
SECURITY CODE EYTU/3055WEZ/263/
TRANSACTION CODE 7126/JLFS/7138/17305/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE MCBS/PQLE/2-6/41

as he is at JF KENNEDY Airport right now because of the Searching and
Scanning of the Consignment which made him to misplace your address 8
A Copy of Your ID For Identification.

Kindly contact him via his email address, Contact person, Name Agent
Dube John So contact him to deliver your consignment box first thing
tomorrow morning possibly today, So get back to us immediately you
contact the Agent +14124383648 (dubediplomat@hotmail.com)to make sure
that your fund has getting to you without any hitch, Furthermore
remember the Agent delivering the Consignment Box does not know the
content of that consignment box is money, Because the Attorney which
represented you at ECOWAS registered it as a family value to avoid
hitch during the delivery so unknown circumstances should you let him
know the content of that consignment box is $7.2million to avoid lost
of your fund as your Consignment was Sign and Stamp by Federal
Ministry of Justice to make sure that it is protected until it gets to
you.

SINCERELY
REV DR CHARLES BROWN JP
The Director of DHL Courier Company Benin Republic.

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