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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: "MR. DUPONT DAVID" <jjjjj000@live.com>
Reply-To: dupontdavid61@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:04:59 +0800 (CST)
Subject: I AM DHL COURIER DIPLOMATIC AGENT MR. DUPONT DAVID; RESPOND URGENT,,





































I AM DHL COURIER DIPLOMATIC AGENT MR. DUPONT DAVID, I have been
trying to reach you on your telephone about an hour now just to inform you about
my successful arrival in    John Kennedy  International
Airport with your two boxes of consignment worth $1.5million USA dollars which I
have been instructed by DHL COURIER COMPANY to deliver to you. The Airport
authority demanded for all the legal back up to prove to them that the fund is
no way related with drug nor fraud money,
I have presented the papers and
handed it over to them and they are very much pleased with the papers I
presented, but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the airport
delivery Tag which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport Authority has
advise that we get the delivery tag so that I can exit the airport immediately
and make my delivery successful.

I try to reason with them and they
stated the delivery tag will cost us just $65 Dollars only to get the two tags
placed on the boxes as that tag will enable me get to your house successfully
without any interference, they scanned the boxes and found out that the fund is
100 % spend able and accepted by any bank in the whole world.

Reconfirm
the following information’s below so that I can deliver your consignment box to
you today with out mistake.
NAME: ===========
ADDRESS:
============
TELEPHONE / MOBILE NO.:========
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:
==========
A COPY OF MY ID: =============
You can direct the tag fee to
our Head Office in Benin Republic DHL COURIER COMPANY as they will get the tags
here for you and they are entitled to receive and make any payment to foreign
countries authority.
Here is my  email  address
(dupontdavid61@yahoo.fr)

Receiver: Peter
Anaelutu
Country: Benin republic.
City: Cotonou
Amount: $65 US
Dollars
Text Question: Present Year?
Answer: 2013
SENDER
NAME
MTCN
After sending the payment to Our Head Office in Benin Republic
DHL COURIER COMPANY email me the payment information such as MTCN number also
senders name text question and answer to enable me reach them with the payment
details so they can get the tags obtain and Fax it to me one hand so I can make
my next step to your address today.
REGARDS
DIPLOMATIC
MR.DUPONT DAVID
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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