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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: Mrs Joy Alamata <wd39p@kitecu.net>
Reply-To: <undelivery7667@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 02:27:42 -0700
Subject: Release of your payment

Cargo Unit: Baltimore International
Airport United States
Email:( undelivery7667@qq.com )
Telephone :+1 240-4668-766

ATTENTION: Final Notice of Your Package In view of your inability to
receive your package with registration #: CT8100AF from National UK
Lottery London united kingdom/ west African United nation payment
Compensation and Inheritance payment Board originally scheduled to be
delivered to you by an agency, city express delivery Diplomatic
service (c.e.d).

This package in a Golden metal box valued $3.5Million USD (Three
million Five hundred thousand dollars) mistakenly arrived at
Baltimore International Airport terminal 1 via British Airways
flight no.BA297 from Heathrow airport London sometime ago. The package
with registration no,#: CT8100AF has been cleared by the USA customs
and is 100% legitimate. The agency, attached to the airport, city
express delivery (c.e.d) who delivered your package to your address
have just return the package to our storage facility at the Baltimore Airport, due
to incomplete address.

Please reconfirm these information's Bellow;

1. Your Full Name; .....
2. Your current address; ..........
3. Your phone number; ..............
4. Nearest airport to your location.........
5. Your Occupation; ...............

Therefore, I am writing to inform you that the days of grace has elapsed
and they shall begin to charge the daily storage fee which will enable
the diplomat to clear your package and proceed finally to your address
today.


Your Urgent Attention to this latter will determine the delivery of
your package today your package will be delivered within hours to
your home address and this notice is our last recovery notice to you
as our department will be compelled to shortlist your package as an
unclaimed consignment if you did not comply within 72 hours of this
notice.


Please call: The Diplomat Agent Right now MR Robert William, on
++1 240-4668-766

Best regards,
Mrs Joy Alamata.
UN CHIEF ON PAYMENT MATTERS
West African regional office

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