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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: "Mrs. Jane Linda" <sodinyessimathieu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dhlcouriercompany681@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 10:26:43 -0700
Subject: CONTACT DHL COURIER COMPANY

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This is the several notice we are sending to you in regards (COLETTE
WOODARD) from the National Account Manager at DHL Express
email:(Dhlcourierservice67@aol.com)
who confirmed that your ATM card worth (US$3.5Million) here in our
office, we notified you about this few weeks ago, but we haven’t heard
from you up till this moment.
Many other packages, which we are supposed to deliver together with
yours, had already been delivered to their various owners and yet
yours is still here in our company.

We are very grateful to be at your service. You have an ATM debit card
in our office which was deposited in your favor by {FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF FINANCE IN UNITED STATE OF AMERICAN, USA}Your required to sumit up
the following personal details as listed below to our office via
e-mail? so that your ATM CARD will be delivered to you at your
doorstep within 48 hours without any delay or stoppage from anybody.

Your Full Name……………..
Your Mobile Phone Number………..
Your Current delivery Address……..
Your Country………….
Your City……………..
Your Nearest Airport……..
Occupation:………………..
Sex:……..
Age:……………..

Email:……………..

The delivery Diplomat will call you to avoid the wrong delivery
process. Thanks for your kind understanding, hope to hear from you
soon, God bless you. DHL Senior Delivery Company Officer Official
Email:(dhlcouriercompany681@gmail.com)

Best Regards,

Mrs. Jane Linda

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