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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: "konanlarry21001 Gazeta.pl" <konanlarry21001@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:26:16 +0200
Subject: RE: GOOD NEWS FROM DR KONAN LARRY CONTACT THE DHL COURIER COMPANY LTD FOR YOUR FUND.


Hello Greetings!
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $1.2 Millions United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you
since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with Dhl courier Co. @
Ltd, Cotonou, Benin Republic before I travelled out of the country for a 3
Months Course and I will not come back till end of the month.

What you have to do now is to contact the D.H.L courier Co. @ Ltd, as soon
as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of
the expiring date.

For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance
premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a
Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.



The only money you will send to the dhl courier Co. @ Ltd, to deliver your
fund direct to your postal Address in your country is ($85 usd) Dollars only
being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.



I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you
will contact them and in case of demurrage.You have to contact the Dhl
Courier Co. @ Ltd, now for the delivery of your fund with this information
bellow;



Dhl Courier Co. @ Ltd
Rev Maxwell Looks; Director Gen.
Plot 1261, Adeola Hopewell Street C/B/REP,
TELE; +229 93 03 96 23
MOBILE;+229-972-53-531
Email;( dhlco_ltd1992@yahoo.fr )



Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask
them to give you the tracking number to enable you track & monitor your
package over there and know when it will get to your address.



Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee
of $85 Us Dollars for their immediate action. You should also let me know
through email as soon as you receive your fund $1.2 Millions United States
Dollars.



Yours Faithfully,
Rev Konan Larry.

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