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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- dhlcouriercompany3008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: DHL COURIER COMPANY <mdepaoli@fibertel.com.ar>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:58:39 -0300 (ART)
Subject: GOOD NEWS
I wish to inform you that your duly approved and overdue
compensation fund payment valued at Usd$10.5million has been scheduled to be paid through certified and fully loaded ATM Card which you will be required to proceed to any ATM Cash Point dispensing machine nearest to you anywhere in the
world to withdraw $10,000, 2-times per day till your fund is completely exhausted in the loaded automated teller machine with a 3 years life span before expiration. You can also make online purchases and transfers into your regular bank account of your choice and do other business transactions
with your platinum MasterCard powered ATM Card that is fully automated and ready for dispatch to your destination.Meanwhile, your valid ATM CARD is registered with our world class partner courier firm (DHL Courier Company)
as a wrapped package to be delivered to you as the beneficiary and not to a proxy or an acquaintance. All you need to do now is to contact MR WILLIAMS JAMES
on this email dhlcouriercompany3008@gmail.com on how to direct you to get your funds now
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