419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- eric.deliveringagent@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Richard Bruno <villainfissi@alice.it>
Reply-To: eric_deliveringagent@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:30:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Your Package of {$3.5 million usd}, CALL THE DELIVERING AGENT
NOW{770 249 0998}

LAST NOTIFICATION FROM DHL DELIVERING COMPANY

Another chance and also the Last chance for you, regarding to these
delivering of your package and why have you chooses to abandon your fund
since, i just want to let you know that we have finally succeeded in converting
your compensation into an ATM, regarding the delivering of your own
compensation, provide your information for the agent to complete the delivery
of your own package {ATM CARD} in our custody and remember he has only a week
to complete the delivering, the ATM contains $3.5 million dollars being your
own compensation, Youâ€™ re to provide to the agent, your full Name, Address,
Near by Airport and cell phone number, is our agreement with compensation
officer, who deposit the fund in our custody, to be delivered to you and Noted
That you have to provide the information correctly for the smooth delivery of
your package you, Your DHL deliveryman is coming be very nice to him as he is
not America citizen ok and remember to follow the directive providing him your
information as bellow ok.

INFORMATION HE WILL NEED FROM YOU
(1)Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address==== ====
(5)Country====================
(6)City======================
(7)Nearest Airport ==============

AGENT CONTACT INFO:
AGENT NAME: Eric Toha
MOBILE CONTACT: 770 249 0998
EMAIL: eric.deliveringagent@yahoo.co.nz
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/eric.toha.1

THE COMPANY FACEBOOK PAGE
https://www.facebook.com/pages/DHL-Delivering/1391837777707685

NOTE: Email or call him now, ask him what is going on now,he has arrived U.S.A
about two days ago, he called me and said he lost your information, so i need
you to reconfirm to him your details again,Your DHL deliveryman is coming in
your country so try and be very nice to him as he is not a America citizen and
he know no one except you, so please take care of him OK

Regard
Richard Bruno
DIRECTOR DHL COMPANY BENIN
CALL ME AFTER GOING THROUGH THE EMAIL, MY DIRECT LINE:+229 6886 3142
Your Package of {$3.5 million usd}, CALL THE DELIVERING AGENT NOW{770 249 0998}

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