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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: From the Desk Of Mrs Gloria Young CITIBANK <officemail835@gmail.com>
Reply-To: deniswilliamsdhl@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:56:05 -0700
Subject: Send your receiving info. now where your ATM card will be delivered

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HELLO MY DEAR GOOD NEWS TO YOU



Your ATM Card of $12.5 million USD has been approved and was deposited

with DHL delivery company this morning for registration,and we agreed

up that the delivery of Your $12.5 Million USD ATM Package will take

off tomorrow morning .So contact DHL delivery company with your full

info where your ATM card will be delivered to,

(1) Full name---------

(2) Mobile Number:--------------

(3) Direct telephone number ------

(4) Country of origin-------

(5) Your Current delivery address:

(6) Occupation:----

(7) City -------------------

(8) occupation _____________

Urgent please contact DHL delivery company today with your full
address where your ATM card will be delivered to because i will not be

in the office next week: The amount in your Card is $12.5Million and

your Pin code is: ( # 01721457 ) the security keeping fee of $450 usd

will be paid, because they said that they has to be paid their

security keeping fee before the package will be released are as soon

as you contact DHL delivery company Dr Denis William E=mail-

deniswilliamsdhl@gmail.com.

You can text or call contact DHL delivery company at +1443-826-9424.

Your Shipment Code: #AXIB 131ZXR,

Your Package Registration No; #Eg2272,

Security Code No: # 01721457,

Please hurry now as your package might in cure demurrage if it stays
more than 2 0r 3 days with DHL.

Regards,

From the Desk Of Mrs Gloria Young CITIBANK.
mrsgloriayoung@gmail.com

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