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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: Nelson William <"Info."@utopia.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Nelson William <nelsonwilliam6872@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 04:58:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Consignment Box Arrival...

Greetings;

The Economic COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES wishing to officially
notify you once again of this status via your email address as our previous
letter to your home address mailbox was returned undelivered, therefore we
use the above email/letter to inform you that a cash payment for Tax-Refund
of the over due accrued interest of your contractual- inheritance payment,
which have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward delivering to you. And We
are using this cash payment method to pay you after all attempts to pay you
through Bank, Atm Card and some other failed means.I made a private
arrangement with a financial expert and a higher delivery agent an
International Diplomatic Dispatch Officer to convey these cash boxed-money
to your designated door step for your personal collections.

The higher delivery agent International Diplomatic Dispatch Officer (iddo)
has left the shore of Benin-Republic since two days ago with the security
proof box sealed with synthetic nylon coated and padded with machine in
worth of $5.7Millions (Five Million,Seven Hundred United States
Dollars),and has arrived in the Harts field-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport Georgia USA .But unfortunately He could not locate your address and
he is currently stranded in the airport. Hopefully this email has reached
you to effect the arrangement of delivering the boxed-cash to you:you're
advised to reconfirm your delivery address to the International Diplomatic
Dispatch Officer immediately to enable him deliver the boxed-consignment
to you within the stipulated time.

You are to reconfirm the below information to him immediately:


(1)Your Full Name: _______________
(2)Current complete Home Address: ___________
(3)Mobile and fixed Phone Number: ______________
(4)Name of your Nearest Airport: ______________________
(5)A Copy of Your ID for Identification: _____________________


So contact him immediately via email ID

The Iddo name is: Mr. Prince Nelson William
His Email contact is:( nelsonwilliam6872@gmail.com )
Phone Number, Text or Call him: +1 (678) 734-7138


He is waiting to hear from you immediately with the needed information.
Lastly the agent (iddo Rep ) is not in the known of the actual content as
fiscal cash;however
shall declare the content to him as Sensitive Photographic Film
Material.Therefore he should not be in the known of the content please.Be
warned !

so you will safely collect your payment to avoid hoaxes since you were
disappointed in the past.

Thanks for your fellowship.

Yours in service,

Mrs. Morgan Accaputo
International On-line payments Co-coordinator. (c) 2017

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