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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: "Robert Williams." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chicagointernational.usa.org@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 12:32:58 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION....Customa: Final Notice of Your Package with package reg #: SA335493RDK ....

 
Cargo Unit
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Airport code: ORD
10000 West O'Hare
Chicago, IL 60666
USA
(773) 377-6442
email: chicagointernational.usa.org@aol.com
 
 
ATTENTION : Final Notice of Your Package
 
In view of your inability to receive your package reg #: SA335493RDK originally scheduled to be delivered to you by an agency, Foreign payment service New york. This package in a golden metal box valued $5,316,000USD (five million three hundred and sixteen thousand dollars) arrived at Chicago international airport terminal 5 via British airways flight no.BA297 from Heathrow airport London sometime ago.
 
The agency, Foreign payment service New york staff came and applied for the release of this package which originated from National UK lottery London United Kingdom for delivery to your address but has since not shown up. I am writing to you to inform you that the days of grace has expired and we shall begin to charge the storage fee of $10usd daily.
 
Please call Robert Williams on( 773)377-6807 Extension 21 terminal 5 or email: chicagointernational.usa.org@aol.com to release this package and deliver it to you directly. Please reconfirm these information;
 
1. Your current address
2. Your phone number
3. Nearest airpot
 
for immediate delivery.
 
Note that this notice serves as our last recovery notice to you as our department will be compelled to list your package as an unclaimed, and maybe forfeited.
 
Best regards,
 
Robert Williams.
STORAGE OFFICER Terminal 5 Extension 11
email: chicagointernational.usa.org@aol.com
Phone: 773)377-6807

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