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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: "Hon. James Rubek" <jamesrubek61@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:07:09 +0100
Subject: ATTN: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION!

ATTN: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION!

This is to bring to your notice that I have paid the courier charges
and the delivery of your ATM CARD.I paid it because the ATM CARD worth
USD$2.7M has less than Four weeks and four days to expire and when it
expires the money will go into Government reserve. With that I decided
to help you pay the money so that the ATM CARD will not expire,
because I know when you get your ATM CARD definitely you must
compensate me.

Now your ATM CARD has been deposited with DHL Courier Company for
delivery so I want you to contact DHL Courier Company with your Full
Contact information so that they can deliver your ATM CARD to your
designated address without any delay.

Your Full Name:.........
Home Address:...........
Country:................
Phone Number:...........

Like I stated earlier, the delivery charges have been paid but I did
not pay their official keeping fees since they refused. Reasons for
their refusal are because they do not know when you are going to
contact them. They told me that their keeping fee is $25 per day and I
deposited it Yesterday been 09/12/2021.Below is their Contact
Information,

Contact Person: Mr. Franklin Mark
Email: ( dhldeliverycompany105@gmail.com )
Phone: +229 99804403
DHL Delivery Service

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid mistakes on the
delivery. I gave them your delivery address but you have to reconfirm
it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivery including with
your ID or Picture. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive the
package box contains US$2.7MILLION.

Ask Mr. Franklin Mark DHL Courier Company Director how you can send to
them their official security keeping fees which is only $25 which is
per day.

Contact Today to avoid an increase of their keeping fees and let me
know once you receive your ATM CARD.

From Hon. James Rubek the General
Payment Contractor of Federal
Government Africa

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