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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: "Dr. Williams Eric" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <payfiles14@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 12:17:45 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS REPORT

HELLO MY DEAR

Your ATM Card of $12.5 million USD has been approved and was deposited with DHL delivery company this morning for registration,and we agreed up that the delivery of Your $12.5 Million USD ATM Package will take off tomorrow morning. So contact with your full info where your ATM card will be delivered

(1) Full names:
(2) Mobile Number:
(3) Direct telephone number:
(4) Country of origin:
(5) Your Current delivery address:
(6) Occupation:
(7) City:
(8) occupation:

Urgently get back to us today with your full address where your ATM card will be delivered to because i will not be in the office next week: The amount in your Card is $12.5Million and your Pin code is: (0420)

the security keeping fee of $95 usd will be paid, because they said that they has to be paid their security keeping fee before the package will be released to you as soon as you contact us,


Regards,
Dr. William Erick +2348026291042
From DHL courier delivery company
Email:(payfiles14@yahoo.com)

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