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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: "DHL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <delivery-agent.dhl@post.cz>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 18:40:53 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE

This is to inform you that we have succeeded on the delivery of your
fund. Simply contact Diplomat Mr
DOUGLAS DAVIDSON with your full delivery address And your nearest
airport to land, on this information below so that he can deliver your
consignment box worth $2.5Million ;Contact Name: Mr Douglas Davidson
contact Email:(delivery-agent.dhl@post.cz) I advice you to
reconfirm the following information below to him,So that he will
deliver your consignment that contained your fund as soon as possible.

(1)Your Full Name=========
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address=====
(4)Fax Number==============
(5)Country=================
(6)City====================
(7)Nearest Airport ==========

As he is at Airport right now because of the Searching and Scanning of
the consignment which made him to misplace your address, so contact
him now.Be inform that to open the consignment the secret code;is
84707, and the diplomat did not know the code due to i registered the
box as Africa cloth and personal belong to avoid not to delaying the
consignment.

Regards,RV, JAMES DOUGLAS
New director DHL secure office

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