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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: "JERRY NELSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nelson.j41186@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 02:04:48 -0800
Subject: Hello

Be officially informed that the re-activation fee and the delivery charges of your parcel have been settled with the board directors after the meet, You are free now to receive your approve Master ATM card through deliver firm listed as directed. All that you are to do is to contact the delivery firm for delivery of your ATM Master CARD urgent.It was done by our email random selection for all Unpaid contracts/inheritance funds and scam victims to be compensated.your mail address was among selected,I have sent this email to you last time and you did not contact up till today.Now you should required urgent to send your full delivery information to the delivery firm.
 
 
Bellow are to contact Asap;
 
Name: Rev. Mrs. Linda Brown.
Director: Customer Service care DHL.
Email: s.dhl488@yahoo.com
 
 
Then you should immediate reconfirm your full details as required:
 
 
Your name:
Your country:
Your home address:
Your Tel phone number:
Identity card:
 
 
Do this as soon as possible if you wish to receive your ATM Master card this proud in time, The total sum loaded in the card is only ( $900,000.00, United States Dollars,) The only thing you have to pay is the officially approved security keeping fee charges of $275usd only.Then you should ask for their method through which you will be use to send the required as directed.
 
 
Regards
JERRY NELSON

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