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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: "Dr Jeremy Frank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <habibbankplatinum@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:56:43 -0300
Subject: Good Day

Attn: Valued Customer,
 
The Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) has assigned and released compensation payment to all recent scam victims and your name was found in the scam victim's list, after the release an executive emergency meeting held with the CBN Bank Governor and board members of CBN BANK  for this payment. At the end of the meeting, the head of international remittance was mandated to set up an ATM VISA CARD account in your name where the overall inheritance of US$2,500,000.00 will be paid into and as well send the visa card to your resident address.
 
My friend I wish to let you know that the ATM VISA CARD had insured today and has been registered to DHL Courier Company to deliver to your residential home  address, meanwhile our agreement is that the card would be deliver to your home address under 48 hours, my friend for your information we had paid all the required fee from DHL Company , but the only fee that remain is delivery fee and according to the instruction from bank the fee should be paid by the Beneficiary  because the fund is under insurance  coverage  the cost of delivery fee is $145.00 so my friend I will advise you to contact DHL Company immediately and request for your ATM CARD and also make sure you ask  them to give you the information to send the delivery fee to them and  reconfirm your delivery address to them to avoid mistake, here is email  adders  Contact Person: Mr. Donald  M. Amar
E-Mail :(  dinfocour2065@yahoo.com    )
Contact Number: +234 70 346-198-40  )
 
Your Delivery Address___________________
Telephone numbers __________________
Current city__________________________
State of Origin_________________________
 
Meanwhile the instruction from bank is that $7,000.00 are permitted to be withdraw on daily basis and you can withdraw from any ATM automated teller machine of your choice, my friend I want you to understand that you must pay them the delivery fee before the DHL Company depart from their office to your country, so I will advise you right now to contact them and ask them to give you the payment direction to enable you send the $145.00 to them.
 
THANKS & CONGRATULATIONS!
MR.JEREMY EDWARD 

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