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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: Davis Hall <halldavis28@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dhldeliveryc2@aol.com
Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 04:28:19 -0700
Subject: Urgent reply

--
Urgent reply

UBA Bank have deposited your ATM CARD of $15.5million USD to the DHL
delivery company.All you have to do is to contact them
at:(dhldeliveryc2@aol.com)
they will give you direction on how you will be receive your ATM CARD
from now to Next week.You are not expected to pay for the customs duty
or
stamp duty or any certificate fee because all the fee is already
deducted from the funds once the procedure is done.The only fee you
will send
to them before the delivery is DELIVERY FEE which i did not know the
amount it will cost. when you contact the DHL Company, try to ask them
how much is DELIVERY FEE.The Delivery fee is necessary because it will
be use for shipment of your Card to your Home Address immediately.

1. Your full name:..................
2. Your home address:...............
3. Your country:....................
4. Your city:.......................
5. Your phone number:..............
6. Your fax:......................
7. Your age:.......................
8. Your sex:.......................
9. Your occupation:................
10.a copy of your id or passport:..
E-mail:(dhldeliveryc2@aol.com)
send your home address to DHL Delivery agent MR.JOHN FRANK on his
email: dhldeliveryc2@aol.com

Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely,

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