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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: United Nation <irfanhabibchanna@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dhlc02worldwide@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 03:46:18 -0700
Subject: Attn:Payment Notification

ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL
zenith HeightsPlot 87 Ajose Adeogun Street,
Abuja Republic Of Nigeria.


Attn:Payment Notification,

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the re-activation fee and
the delivery of your ATM.I paid it because the ATM Card 8119 $1.5 million
usd,has less three days to expire and when it expires,the money will go
into Government purse.With that I decided to help you pay the money so
that,the ATM will not expire,because I know when you get your ATM
definitely you must pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping
you.

Now i want you to contact DHL Delivery Service with your Full Contact
information's so that they can deliver your Card to your designated address
without any delay. Like i stated earlier, The delivery charges has been
paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused. They
refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to
contact them and dumurrage might have increase.

They told me that their keeping fees is $285 and i deposited it
today.Please you are to pay them $285 been their security keeping once you
contact them, and that is only money you will pay them because i have paid
every other things only the security keeping fee ok.
Below is their Contact Information's,

Contact Person: Hon Jerry Leo
DHL Delivery Service
Email: (dhlc02worldwide@hotmail.com)
Tel: +905372752644

Contact Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know once
you receive your Card.
Yours
REV.ROBERT ADAMS
ATM OFFICE

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