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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: "Victor Bugdan" <Victor@nooralanoor.net>
Reply-To: officecontact433@gmail.com
Date: 19 Nov 2016 06:33:13 +0800
Subject: Re: Please Respond Urgently...

My Name is Frank Navarro. An FBI Agent. I am a contract staff
currently attached to the verification department of the Camelot
Group of the Online National Lottery mainly for non UK citizens.
Your winning check of $4,306,515 (Four Million, three hundred and
six thousand, five hundred and fifteen United States Dollars
only) was about to expire due to your inability to travel to our
office in London as the Lottery rules and regulations demanded.
However, I managed to convert the check to cash in a Golden Metal
Trunk Box because it was the only way to circumvent you from
losing your life time opportunity.

To avoid multiple taxations and the bank charges as overdue and
unclaimed lottery fund, I have successfully dispatched your
golden metal box with Reg# HNR93113UK through cargo and the
golden metal box has arrived JFK International airport cargo
unit, and has passed through custom checks.

The golden metal box is now at the airport storage facility at
the cost of $25 dollars daily. Every documentation and process is
legitimate because it is a lottery winning fund. Please kindly
make sure you contact Mr. Nokia Lopez via email
(cargounit001@usa.com). I have done everything to make sure you
receive your winning. Please contact the officer's email below
for a verification and QUICK process.

Cargo Unit
John F Kennedy International Airport
Access Road New York,
NY 10010-3672,
United States
Email: (cargounit001@usa.com)


Contact person Mr. Nokia Lopez


The lottery details:
Winning no: .......................
Serial no: .......................
Ticket no: .......................
Amount won: .......................

Please reconfirm these information's to Mr. Nokia Lopez

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


Note: Do not disclose the content of the Golden Mental Box to Mr.
Nokia Lopez or to anyone for security reasons. You may find this
email on your spam for quick response.

Best regards,

FRANK NAVARRO
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY,
CAMELOT GROUP,
VERIFICATION AND PROCESSING DEPARTMENT,
UNITED KINGDOM.

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