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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: Funds Transfer Section <jays0n.ahern@blumail.org>
Reply-To: Funds Transfer Section <agentkentbrooks2015@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 08:34:01 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Thanks For Your Patronage


Urgent Attention, I was able to arrived Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport with your 2 Packages contains your Cash Funds and ATM Card, worth $3.700,000.00 US Dollars. Please reconfirm your delivery infor urgent and include your direct phone number.

The only fee you will pay is Customs Clearance Stamp Duty and is only $87.00 Dollars, because without the Stamp the 2 Packages will be intercepted by Homeland Security operatives on arrival into your State and in order to avoid any delay or disturbance on transit,  the Packages MUST bear the Comptroller General Stamp Duty and this will avert any disturbance and inconvenience and will ensure safe and successful delivery of the 2 Packages contains your Cash Funds ATM Card ,to your nominated address unhampered. The Required $87.00 Dollars should be sent to below information through Western union or Money Gram,

Receivers Name: Sarah Ndubuisi
Country Benin
City Cotonou
Text Question: Present Year
Answer: 2015

If you made the payment as it is necessitates, then the 2 Packages should be delivered immediately after the payment and release.Once you paid the fee, then I will join flight from here at the Airport to your City and make the Delivery to you. Send text message at 320-204-0060 once you are through in sending the fee. Waiting your vital response to help make the delivery to you tonight.

Signed
Agent Kent Robert.
Can only be reach through text message at 320-204-0060.

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