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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: Alfred Barney <"alfredbarney."@cronos.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Alfred Barney <alfredbarney833@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2017 07:24:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello My Dear: Greeting to you & your family,

Hello My Dear: Greeting to you & your family,

Be inform your outstanding payment bank draft left has been converted into ATM Master/Visa Card to free it from Expiring, also was registered with DHL Courier Service for your delivery and all necessary delivery arrangement for your ATM MASTER/VISA CARD worth of $4.5Million United State Dollars has been granted for your delivery through DHL COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE in Benin Republic because I traveled to China to visit my friend for the Company's Annual Board meeting and will not come back till next month end.

Moreover you are to contact the DHL COURIER SERVICE to know the deliver status of your ATM Master/Visa Card. Meanwhile I have paid for delivering charges, so Your ATM Card is well packaged with every legal document to cover it from having any problem with any Authorities or with your Federal Government.

So kindly fell free to contact the Courier Director through this below details and reconfirm to them your information and address where to send the Package to you.

Contact: Alfred Barney
Manager: ( D.H.L Courier Company Ltd )
Contact E-mail: ( alfredbarney833@gmail.com )
Contact Telephone Number: +22962631983

Reconfirm below information to the company.

1. YOUR FULL NAME: -----------------------
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS: -----------------------
3. YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE: -----------------------
4. YOUR ZIP CODES: -----------------------
5. YOUR COUNTRY: -----------------------
7. YOUR AGE: -----------------------

Let me know as soon as you received the ATM Master/Visa Card so that I will be sure you received the total $4,800,000.00.

Yours Sincerely,
Pastor John.

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