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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,John Odinamba" <"WWW."@galaxy.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr,John Odinamba" <dhlcompany6030@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 21:29:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: REGISTRATION CODE(5289) OF YOUR PACKAGE BOX

Attn My Dear
We have finally arranged to deliver your Consignment Box worth of $2.7m USD
through (DHL) Company. We were able to accomplish this through the help
of IMF director Anderson Morgan and every necessary arrangement has
been made successfully for you .

Contact MR,DAVID MARK
Email: (dhlcompany6030@gmail.com)
Telephone: (+229-66529457)
Contact the (DHL) with your delivery information such as:
As told all the before is that all the necessary arrangement has made for you,
But the Only you have to do,before the Consignment Box will delivery to you is to
send the security keeping fee,so am advice you to try your possible best to ask
The DHL COMPANY,how much is the Security Keeping Fee,because that is only one
Major thing holding this Consignment to delivery to you.

Now there is noting holding this Consignment to delivery to you,immediately you
Contact the DHL try to ask them, how much is Security Keeping fee of Your
Consignment Box.

FILL THIS FORM AND SEND IT BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY.remember to ask the
DHL COMPANY How much is Security Keeping Fee of your Consignment Box.

(1) Full names ---
(2) Phone line ---
(3) Country -----
(4) Age/sex ------
(5) Occupation:---
(6)Home address:--

And also be informed that delivery agent will leave to this country as
soon as you proceed with (DHL) Company Immediately.
(dhlcompany6030@gmail.com) Home telephone (+229-66529457)
Sincerely Mr,John Odinamba

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