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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: DIAMOND COURIER <diamondexpcourier2018@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 14:39:10 +0100
Subject: CONTACT US FOR YOUR LOTTERY WINNING NOW.

Hello,
How is your health today, with your work and your family? I hope all is
well.

Your email address won our lottery prize this year on 4/8/2023. Your reward
will be sent to you by ATM card, you will withdraw money from any ATM
(machine) in your country. This lottery of ours started in 2019.
The goal of this lottery is to help our customers and people from other
parts of the world who may wish to promote the Diamond Express Courier
Service at its peak as the number 1 (best) in the world.

Our lottery consists of winning and receiving your winning prize via ATM
card. Our lottery is different than what you know because we are choosing
our competitors from (Email Database) to help lucky people whose email
address is selected to enter the lottery without any payment.

Many people have won our lottery since we started it and all have received
their winnings in their address provided with happiness and joy, today you
are the lucky winner of our lottery.

You have nothing to fear for your victory because you are now in the right
office dealing with the right people. This Courier-(Diamond express courier
service) will not involve anything that is not real and legal. Again, the
reward will be sent to you via an ATM card.

This credit card of yours worth 2,5 million dollars (two million and five
hundred thousand dollars) is with DECS (Diamond Express Courier Service)
with registration number: 00285523.
Contact us now with your delivery information's such as name, address and
telephone number.

Contact person, Mr. Samuel Lewis.
Email: diamondexpcourserv@aol.com (or)
diamondexpcourierservice101@hotmail.com
Tel: +22962052309

Please contact us now so that we can begin the delivery process without any
delay.

This office will not let you down.

Best regards,

Mr.Samuel Lewis.
Head of the foreign deliveries department
Diamond Express Courier Service (DECS)
Country - Benin-Republic.

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