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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: Senator President Sir David <weboffice645@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: dhlcompany532@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 23:52:02 +0800 (CST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS YOUR $14.5M USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS (XGT442)
CONTACT DHL COURIER COMPANY NIGERIA
MOSAFA BEN & COUNSELORS AT LAW
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOME
WEST AFRICA REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
EMAIL:(dhlcompany_1@yahoo.cn)
PHONE:+2348161113834
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Happy new Happy!!!
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I have been waiting for you since to contact
me for your Conformable Bank Draft of $14.5m United States Dollars, but I did
not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to
confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Dr.Wilson the
Director Bank of London told me that before the draft will get to your hand that
it will expire. So I told him to Convert the $14.5m USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to
CASH payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be outÂ
of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till ending
of February 2013.
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What you have to do now is to contact DHL
COURIER SERVICE 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.
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The only money you will send to the DHL
COURIER SERVICES to deliver your package direct to your postal Address in your
country is ($67.00 US) Six Seven United States Dollars only being
Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again, don't be deceived by
anybody to pay any other money except $67.00 US Dollars. I would have paid that
but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case
of demurrage.
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You have to contact DHL COURIER SERVICES now
for the delivery of your $14.5m USDÂ with this information bellow;
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Directors Name: Dr. Mosafa Ben
Companys Name:DHL COURIER SERVICES
Email Address: (dhlcompany_1@yahoo.cn)
Tel: +2348161113834
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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 after payment to
enable you track 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 $67.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.
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Note this. The DHL COURIER SERVICES don't
know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They
did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the
BOX. Don’t let them know that box contents money ok.
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I am waiting for your urgent
response.
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SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE
SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01
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