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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- companydhlcourier397@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. JOHNSON CHRIS" <mg3452984@gmail.com>
Reply-To: companydhlcourier397@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 04:02:19 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD IS HERE
Good Day'
This is DHL Courier Delivery Company of California the management of
this company wishes to inform you that we received a parcel containing
an ATM Card valued
($15.5million) with some vital documents attached on it, for safety
delivery to your residential address at your home address.
This parcel was brought to us this morning by the ATM Card payment
office Republic OF Benin, with the below information, please reconfirm
the below information to
avoid delivery of your ATM Master Card to wrong hand.
We will register your package and send you the tracking numbers before
we proceed for safety delivery of your package as soon as you
reconfirm the required information
for safety delivery.
Full names....
Parcel Owner Address......
Country/State........
Occupation...........
Passport..........
Sex/Age........
Tel...........
Thanks for adhering to this instruction
Reply accordingly for more directives
We await your soonest response with the required information while we
look forward to serve you with the best of our service Office
Telephone: +1(206)-479-5895.
Yours Sincerely
EMAIL:( companydhlcourier397@gmail.com )
MR. JOHNSON CHRIS
YOUR ATM CARD IS HERE
Dispatch Manager DHL Courier
for the California branch manager
DHL Express Service California,
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