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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: "Mr.Ban ki-Moon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wumt000@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 15:21:32 +0100
Subject: YOUR CONSIGNMENT OF USD$7.2 M HAS LEFT TODAY EROUTE LONDON TO YOUR COUNTRY HOME

ATTENTION:Beneficiary

I want to acknowledged you that we have finally succeeded in getting your package worth’s of $7.2million out of (ECWAS) Economic Community of West African States department with the help of Mr Jamen George Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin Republic which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in Accra Ghana.


So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent deparker of the Consignment Box and every Documents guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now as he is currently at Hetrow International Airport United Kingdom with your Consignment Box Eroute to your country of Origin, As he called me this morning to inform me that he misplaced your delivery address which he has due to CUSTOMS and POLICE searching and scanning on the Box as if he is a terrorist there in United Kingdom but finally I thank God that they have confirmed that his movement is clear and genuine with out any suspicious intentions to your country only to deliver this Consignment Box to you and the documents are updated as I earlier told you.

So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the diplomat and ask him to send you your Airway Bill so as to prove to you that he is currently in your u.k,and also ask him to give you his mobile number so as to have easy conversation with him and to enable you give him full direction to get your Consignment Box delivered to you and hand you over your Consignment Box safe and sound, Furthermore you are advice to be very fast as the Agent Deparker has no time to waste due to his flight ticket,


So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.

(1)Your Full Name_______________
(2)Mobile Phone Number_______________
(3)Current Home Address_______________
(4)Ocupation_______________
(5)Fax Number_______________
(6)Country_______________
(7)City_______________
(8)Nearest Airport _______________

As he is at Hetrow International Airport United Kingdom right now because of the Searching and Scanning of the Consignment which made him to misplace your address
(8)A Copy of Your I D For Identification.

As soon as you received this message you are to contact him immediately via his email address and contact information
Stated below is his contact information
Name:Mr.Allen Newman
Email:globaltrustshipping@london.com
TEL:+44 70457 01451

So contact him to deliver your consignment box first thing tomorrow morning possibly today, So get back to us immediately you contact the Agent to make sure that your fund has getting to you without any hitch, Furthermore remember the Agent delivering the Consignment Box does not know the content of that consignment box is money, Because the Attorney which represented you at (ECWAS) registered it as a family value to avoid hitch during the delivery .so unknown circumstances should you let him know the content of that consignment box is $7.2million to avoid lost of your fund as your Consignment was Sign and Stamp by Federal Ministry of Justice to make sure that it is protected until it gets to you.

Regard
Ban ki-Moon
United Nation Office.

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