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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: "Alexis Vandegr Dispatcher" <onlineoffice9865497@gmail.com>
Reply-To: assigneddeliveryofficer@citromail.hu
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 10:53:38 -0800
Subject: Your Parcel Registration No: 834066.

Attn: Package Owner

I am Alexis Vandegr the assigned dispatcher for the delivery of your inspected package. As stated in your Package Proof of Delivery (POD)
your package contains COVID-19 Solidarity Community Response and Recovery Fund donation Bank Draft and 2 ATM Visa Debit Cards with registration No – 834066.

Your package arrived our office yesterday with an attached memo of application requesting for the immediate change of the delivering
address to #1083 Lock haven Way, San Jose, California, USA.

Please confirm this request through: shippingcompanylogistics@citromail.hu do we proceed the delivering to the above submitted address? Get back
to me immediately to avoid wrong delivering.

Mr.Alexis Vandegr.
Assigned delivery officer.

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