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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: nation0933 <unitednation0933@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nation0933 <t.richard0923@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 05:52:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONTACT TONY FOR YOUR PARCEL, HE JUST ARRIVED US NOW...


Greetings. 

We want to inform you that the Federal Government of this country Benin Republic has finally released your inheritance / contract payment of US$2.9 Million and the funds has been packaged out for delivery with the help of US AMBASSADOR here in Benin Republic who acts as your foreign representative before the delivery took place.

In addition, every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with (Tony Richard). So you are advice to confirm your full delivery information to him right away because his currently at (T. F. Green International Airport Rhode Island, USA) with your packaged funds, he called earlier to inform me that he misplaced your details.

So contact him with listed information and confirm yours to him too for easy conversation and direction to enable him deliver your box safe and sound, please this is urgent as he won't be wasting much time in US due to other deliveries and also his flight ticket will be expiring soon.

Special DHL Courier Agent
Name:  Tony Richard
Direct Tel contact (401) 830-2004 (Text / Call him)
Contact him directly: Click REPLY to get him through his email is automatically set for you,

Here is the Information you are to forward him.

Name: _____
Address: ______
Mobile numbers: ______
Name of your nearest airport: ______
A copy of your identity card or driver license: ______

Most importantly, he's at (T. F. Green International Airport Rhode Island, USA). Due to the US Custom check-up and scanning he misplaced your contact, so get in touch with him immediately for your package and don't forget to update me once you hear from him.

Best Regards.

Martino Bonny
Direct Telephone; (+229) 611-377-64
DHL COURIER DIRECTOR

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