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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. Larry Peter" <westernnunion6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dhl__deliver@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 13:34:42 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU (DEAD) OR (ALIVE)

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ARE YOU (DEAD) OR (ALIVE)
DIRECTOR DHL COURIER SERVICE.
E-MAIL: dhl__deliver@outlook.com

Attn: My Dear Beneficiary!

I am writing to confirm the fact if you are (DEAD) or (ALIVE) and
failure to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means what Mr Jude
Betsy said was right that you are dead. Mr Jude Betsy has agreed to
pay the needed charge fee valued of $100 dollars only required for the
Bond Stamp Duty Fee of your consignment box, but we have not gotten
the money from him yet as we want to find out if you are DEAD or not,
So if you are still (ALIVE) you are advice in your own best interest
to reply back, The only money you will pay to our office here is just
$100.00 for the paper works, Take note of this now, So we can stop
further communication with Mr Jude Betsy and deliver the (Consignment
Box) to your doorstep being the original benefactor of the $7.5
Million US Dollars.

WE BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION
WERE TO SEND THE $100 ONLY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CONSIGNMENT WILL BE
DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS ONCE AND FOR ALL OKAY.

Besides, if you fail to comply with the needed $100 Dollars required
there’s no way we can deliver the consignment box to your city.
Looking forward to hearing from you if you are still ALIVE, reply back
for fast action so that your delivery will commence upon receipt of
your payment.

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your full details.
1) FULL NAMES:
2) DELIVERY ADDRESS:
3) PHONE NUMBER
4) COUNTRY:

Best Regards,
Mr. Larry peter
DIRECTOR DHL COURIER SERVICE.
COMPANY NEW YORK USA.
Address: World Trade Center, New York City, 10007

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