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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: "Ms. Susann Roland" <susannroland@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: dhlcouriercompany001@mail.com.tr
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 02:54:24 +0800
Subject: Re: While contacting them, includes those information's to avoid
any further delays

Complements of the day my friend,

This is to inform you due to your inability to send the registration
fee of your cheque as requested by delivering company, I have waited
for long now yet no result,i then decided to involve the issued bank
to avoid losing of the funds since my boss is yet returned.

When i got to the bank, the director told me that the cheque has two
days to expire, that after two days it will be invalid then i told the
director to convert the cheque into cash, to avoid losing of the money
but he said i have to hire a lawyer before that can be done since you
the beneficiary of the cheque is not here ,a lawyer will be involve
for the signing and the procurement of vital documents needed for
that, since i will be out of the country for six Months Course and i
will not come back till ending of April 2018.

Now am just confused because i don't have the money for that, but i
have no choice than to hire a lawyer who will assist me on this matter
to avoid loosing of the money,After meeting with the bank Attorney, he
told me that he will arrange for the documents as well as the signings
for the conversion of the cheque into cash payment, but he said i
should pay him $5,000.00 us dollars for the job.

then i explained to him that i don't have the money, i pleaded with
him that as soon as the job is done, then the money will
deducted for his payment before anything. He accepted,the bank
director also assured me that after the convention of your cheque, the
money will be packaged in a security box and deposit it with the DHL
Courier service official security
Company for save keeping as well as the delivering of your package to
your home address.

Am happy to inform you that the job has been done this morning, the
cheque has been converted into cash and is right now with
DHL Courier Company, remember the package was registered as BOX of
Africa cloth for security reasons under security monitoring department
with a seal on it for security reasons,
You can find the code number beside the packaged box, there is a place
in it, they wrote TRP,when you open it through that side you will see
the code to open it,

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01

so contact the company today on this information’s bellow:
Directors Name: Dr. Win Ogoh
Company’s Name: DHL Courier Services Company section 2, Cotonou.
Email Address: ( dhlcouriercompany001@mail.com.tr).
Phone: +229-99664779.

Note; your package was register as BOX of Africa cloth, in no
condition will you disclose the real content of your package to
anybody until you receive it in your home for security reasons, email
the company ,tell them your name , tell them that your agent register
your package With them for deliver ok you can tell them my name.

Remember to send them your current followings information's.
Your Full Name ....
Your Home Address....
Your current Phone Numbers ..... home
Your Cell Numbers.....
You personal identification.....

While contacting them, includes those information’s to avoid any
further delays in delivering ok.

Meanwhile, i will be waiting to hear from you after your discussion
with them, also i want to remind you that $5,450.00 us dollars was
deducted from the total sum Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars ($5.5 Million USD ) and this amount includes the
registration fee $450.00 and $5,000.00 us dollars of the barrister
that did the job.

I hope this is clear to you and reconfirm the information bellow and
forward it to this e-mail ( dhlcouriercompany001@mail.com.tr ) with
immediate effect and they shall give you further details on how you
will receive your box together with your money therein.

My regard to you & your family,
Ms. Susann Roland.

N/B: The only money you will send to the DHL Courier Services to
deliver your Consignment box, with the money therein direct to your
postal Address in your country is ($45. us dollars only) forty five
united states dollars only, being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier
Company so far.
Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $45
US Dollars, I would have paid that but they said no,
because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this
mail, to avoid any further delay.

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