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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: Official Office money <officialofficemoney@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 02:08:12 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF $20 MILLIONS USD.

I'M MR GILL MORRIS FROM DHL COMPANY YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE
FILE WAS FOUND LYING ON THE DHL EXPRESS HEAD OFFICE DESK WITHOUT ANY
ATTENTION ON A THOROUGH SCRUTINY WE DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT
HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY YOUR DELIVERY AGENT. MEANWHILE, I WAS MADE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TRY TO REACH YOU, BUT NO WAY AND THEY HAVE
MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT YOUR DELIVERY AGENT BUT TO NO AVAIL.

TO MY GREATEST SURPRISE, DURING OUR RECENT ROUTINE RE-CHECKING, WE
DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTENT DECLARATION DOCUMENTS STATED
THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS PERSONAL EFFECTS MEANWHILE, IT CONTAINS
UNITED STATES DOLLAR BILLS WORTH OVER US$20 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH
MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSIGNMENT TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU EARLIER
BEFORE NOW.

BASED ON THIS DISCOVERY, I AM CONTACTING YOU NOW TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
WE CAN ASSIST YOU TO LEGALLY CLEAR YOUR CONSIGNMENT FUND, WE HAVE
WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE FEES, THE ONLY FEE YOU
WILL PAY TO CONFIRM YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX RECEIVED IN YOUR POSSESSION
IS THE DELIVERY FEE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX WHICH IS SUM OF $150.00
ONLY.AND YOU CAN CALL ME AT [315 636 3229]
OR YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT {agentgillmorrisdhl@gmail.com}



WE WANT YOU TO RE-CONFIRM TO US THE BELOW INFORMATION

BENEFICIARY NAME:. . . .
ADDRESS:. . . . . . . . .
TEL PHONE:. . . . . . . .
OCCUPATION:. . . . . . . .
COUNTRY:. . . . . . . . . .
SEX:. . . . . . . . . . . .

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