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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: "Mrs. Bridget Manisa" <"www."@tune.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Bridget Manisa" <mrwilliamswood7@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 02:14:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Trunks and keys delivery arrangements.

Your Trunks and keys delivery arrangements.

This mail is to make inquiry if you are still there because I have been receiving different kinds of emails here from different individuals claiming that you have asked them to receive your Consignment Box on your behalf, which i am obliged to release to them. But because they do not have the DHL Courier Service 4 digits TRK# at the right hand top corner of your trunk boxes of $10.5 TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED SATE DOLLARS) showing that they are not from you. Therefore if you are still eager and wish to receive your Compensated fund trunksand keys, which I now deposited with DHL Courier Service for immediate shipment to your address once they hear from you. I am currently in London for a business trip which will last for 6 months for that I deposited your Wining funds with the DHL Courier Service.

So I advise that you contact DHL Courier Delivery department as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Compensation trunks to you. For your information, I have paid for the necessary Charges to avoid delay in delivery and the DHL will only deliver the Box Keys, while Quicksilver Express Courier will deliver the Box because it is not wise to deliver the two at the same service for security reasons.

But you will have to pay the sum of $135.00USD for Insurance Coverage and legality stamp duty charges. Please don’t be deceived by any body to pay any other money except the only approved sum of $135.00USD which is for Insurance Coverage and legality stamp duty fees of compensation funds.

Contact them with your full information to enable them deliver your compensation trunk boxes and the key and they will tell you more on how the shipment of fund trunks and the keys to your door step should be don. Remember that both of them will not be deliver at once to avoid the agent access to open those boxes.

Please note that the $135.00USD is the only fee you are to pay to the DHL courier agent here in Benin Republic been for Insurance Coverage and legality stamp duty fee, I repeat myself don't be deceived by any body to pay any other fee.

Try and make sure that you make a reasonable arrangement with the DHL Courier Delivery department on how your Consignment boxes / keys can be delivered to your defined home address, Please be careful to avoid your Consignment boxes or keys being delivered to a wrong address due to the risk it may cause.

I have notified the Delivery department on the issue, so you have to contact the DHL Courier Service now With this 4 digit number and # at the right hand top corner of the package (DHL Courier Service (0216#)as your proof of ownership and request for the Instant delivery of your Boxes, please make sure you forward the following information to them.

Your Full Names:...................
Your Home Address:.................
Your State:............................
Your Country:..........................
Your Telephone Number:................
Your sex:.............................
4 DIGIT DHL Courier service (0216#)

Please avoid mistakes when providing information.
Your boxes /keys were registered for 24hours delivery so you are to expect your boxes after 24hours of the approved payment of $135 USD.

Contact DHL Service:
Dispatcher officer,
MR WILLIAMS WOOD.
+229 99 24 28 98(mrwilliamswood7@gmail.com)
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail with the DHL Courier Service 4digit (0216#) to avoid any further delay. you can
Possibly update me once the delivery is smoothly completed.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Bridget Manisa
Ministry of Finance.

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