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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: "Augustus L. Hudson" <clubcardservices1@tesco.ie>
Reply-To: augustushudson@aol.com
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:26:45 -0500
Subject: Hello, Unclaimed Packages In Your Name At The U.S Airport... 74.217.224.249


Hello, Sorry for this unexpected message to you. I am Augustus Hudson, a Se=
curity Manager at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Geor=
gia USA. During a recent routine check at all Security/Storage Units at the=
airport, I discovered an abandoned shipment in your name coming from Londo=
n which was on Transit to your city but was intercepted by the Atlanta Airp=
ort Authorities for lack of proper clearance papers as the consignment was =
scanned and discovered to contain valuable cash between $4.5 to $5Million U=
S Dollars in estimation that was not properly declared to the authorities s=
ince the tags on the consignment showed the item contains Personal Belongin=
gs/ Family Treasures which is not in regulations to the delivery requiremen=
ts by TSA so in this regards, the consignment was placed on hold until prop=
er clearances are provided by a reliable Government source. However, be inf=
ormed that the reason I have taken it upon myself as a Security Manager at =
the Atlanta Airport to contact you personally about this abandoned shipment=
is because I want us to transact this business and share the money togethe=
r in the consignment box since the box has not yet been returned to the Uni=
ted states Treasury Department for further inspection after being abandoned=
by the shipper so immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead wi=
th all negotiations with the airport authorities for the release of the con=
signment box to me as your representative so I can arrange for the delivery=
to your city since the encoded Tag on the Bill of entry for the consignmen=
t was declared as personal effect so the reconciliation of Correct Manifest=
information as Valuable cash in the new Bill of entry is needed before the=
release can be implemented. Lastly, to enable me confirm if you are the ac=
tual recipient of this consignment, I will advise you provide your Full Nam=
es with Initials, Home delivery address, current Phone Number and the close=
st airport to you to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the addre=
ss on the official documents so I can go ahead and pay for the United State=
s Clearance Fee myself including the normalization of your Bill of Entry an=
d arrange for the box to be moved out of this Airport to your address. Once=
we are through with this process, I will deploy the services of a secured =
shipping Company geared towards providing the security it needs to your doo=
rstep. Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble. But I will sh=
are it 70% for you while 30% for me but you have to assure me of my 30% sha=
re. For confidentiality purposes, I will not be able to receive your detail=
s on my official email account for security reason as all emails are monito=
red. So for quick processing and response to you, kindly send your details =
to my private email account( augustushudson@aol.com ) so we can act swiftly=
. Regards, James Mutiu Personal Assistant FOR: Mr. Augustus Hudson Security=
/Inspection Manager Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport P.O. B=
ox 20509 Atlanta, GA 30320 Tel: (404) 618-2394 Fax: (404) 530-6667 Private =
Email: ( augustushudson@aol.com )=20

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