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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: SEAY WILLIAM <jmreed1963@peoplepc.com>
Reply-To: SEAY WILLIAM <mseaywilliam@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:08:38 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Urgent Reply Western Union Money Transfer.




Am MR SEAY WILLIAM, Diplomatic Agent UN Delivery Courier Company , In respect of this diplomatic baggage with dispatch tag numbers of KXM27/F111/89, and Airway Bills Nos.= 1663348994 , and shipment #: 083 587 9261, respectively containing Family Treasury / Gift Items, that accompanied with my diplomatic immunity to be delivered to you in below address:


I write to let you know that I have successfully arrived our OFFSHORE Office here in United State with your Consignment Box.
 
Our Inspection manager have verified and find out that all the necessary documents that will free your luggage from the customs Authority on my way to your Delivery address is completely attached to the luggage both the Custom Non-Inspection Certificate which proves that no Custom or any Authority will Open or Scann the Consignment till the Final destination is attached together in the box but on the process of this verifications, he discovered that the sender Rev.Tony Johnson did not give the key of the Consignment Box along with the luggage and based on the rules and regulations guiding this UN Courier Service, you must have the key of this consignment before the arrival of the diplomat to your home address, because you must open the Consignment Box and sign the necessary release order that will prove that he have finally deliver to the right beneficiary before our diplomat agent will return.
 
Therefore, kindly get back to me so as to enable the Diplomat complete the delivery to you right today before his Diplomatic valid date of delivery will be expire and he will be going back to his Country Benin Republic for another delivery.
 
QUICKLY contact the sender "REV. TONY JOHNSON" Director UBA Bank of Africa Benin Republic through his mail:or Phone: +229 99479058  so that he will send the key to you because that is the only delay of your Consignment Box here right now.
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: We finally bring to your understanding that we cannot complete this delivery of your box until we confirm that you are with the keys to the box to avoid any delay of our dispatcher because as a modelity of our operation, you have to inspect the box and sign our Attestation booklet that you receive the Consignment Box in good condition and the content therein is complete because we don't need any complain thereafter.
 
Your luggage is now in our Offshore office here because of the reason given to you above.

Email or call us with our Direct phone here in  USA once you receive this email and have the key with you (716)-777- 3479 for immedaite affect of your delivery to you right today.
 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE AND IT IS OUR DUTY TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR LUGGAGE TILL THE FINALL DESTINATION.

BEST REGARDS
 
MR SEAY WILLIAM.
UN DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE.
THE OPERATION MANAGER, CARGO INSPECTION UNIT 'PORT OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
LOGO/MOTTOR: (IN GOD, WE TRUST)
 

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