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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: "Mr Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dakscourierltd@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2021 05:33:27 +0800
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS...

Attention Pls,

Sir, you will receive a compensation funds the sum of $2.5 Million
Dollars as one of the scam VICTIMS, as matter of fact a cashier check
of $2.5 M USD has been registered on your behalf with Daks Courier
Company LTD Here in Kampala Uganda, therefore you should contact the
Courier Delivery Company with your full names and address for further
delivery of your package to your home address within 48 Hours, the
company contact address is listed below,

Company name Daks Courier Ltd

Address Plot 64, Kira Road. Opposite Uganda Museum, Kampala

Phone Number+256 312 23106

Email; (dakscourierltd@gmail.com)

Contact Person David Kasingwire

Chief Executive Officer

The Company Manager will give you a tracking number so that you will
track your package to verified and confirm that the package is coming
to your address, here is your registration code, 9001:4408, you
should contact DAKS COURIER LTD with your delivery address and receive
the tracking number of your package,

Final you are to pay the mailing fee $150.00 to the Daks Courier
Company LTD, But before you will ask to pay the mailing fee the
company manager must provide the tracking number to you so that you
will track your package and confirm that the package is registered in
your names and coming to your address also you will see the arrival
date and time,

Best Regards,
Mr Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of Directors
Bank of Ugandan.
website is www.bou.or.ug

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