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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: agent mark duke <greatyouare750@gmail.com>
Reply-To: agentmarkduke91@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:36:01 -0600
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR CUSTOMER

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ATTENTION PLEASE.

How are you doing today,how is your family. And how is your
health...

This is Agent Mark Duke, your agent delivery from [DHL INTERNATIONAL
DELIVERY COMPANY HEAD OFFICE, UNITED STATE OF AMERICA]
Address: A-E · Albany - ALB. Address, 292 Wolf Road ·

We the delivery agencies have received your ATM master card worth of
$5.500,000,00 million USD. five million five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars, In my office.Your $5.500,000,00 million USD is deposited in
the ATM CARD. Which you will use the ATM MASTER CARDV in any ATM
machine ok. As it could have been delivered to your home address by
now, before two young men by name [WILLIAM HUGES]
and [JOHN CAMEL] came with a sad news of your death. They also claim to
be your relatives As they make enquirer to claim the ATM card, as it is
their rightfully inheritance to claim the ATM CARD which belongs to
you. They told me that you gave them the
permissions at the hospital bed to claim your funds, before you die.I
couldn’t hand over your money to them, until l will find out that you
are dead. And if they are truly your sons.

Please reconfirm this
information to avoid rung delivery and if you are still alive and if
you know these two men.

YOUR FULL NAME..............
PHONE NUMBER.............
YOUR HOME ADDRESS ............
NEAREST AIRPORT...............
COUNTRY..............
You have 48 hours chance to get back to me if you are still alive.

Thanks and may God bless you.

Contact: +16025631961

Email: agentmarkduke91@gmail.com

Best regard Agent Mark Duke
DHL courier international Delivery Agent.

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