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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: "McAllen-Miller" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mcallenmiller@kimo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:25:44 -0700
Subject: The registration no...........GS/170/56

Attention Please
 
I am commissioner McAllen-Miller the director of international airport Missouri United States.
 
Due to the illegal operations of fraudsters in this country America our council with the united
Nation forum has established to help you and other scam victims recover your funds and consignments boxes here in America.
 
So far now, we have recovered 100 consignment boxes abandoned in our airport ware house and an other 50 consignment boxes apprehended from illegal fake diplomats.
 
Due to the petitions received by the formal UN boss secretary general-general Kofi Annan from all  over the continent in regards to the fraudulent activities going on in America sub-region with the  Security's agent and diplomats who has been delaying people's funds and gold hold, consignments and  valuables in their custody are demand to be releases to their owners.
 
I am commissioner McAllen-Miller the director of international airport Missouri, McAllen-Miller commissioner of international airport Missouri United States for peace keeping, appointed by the new government of (NDC) president professor Vickie Sutton, I have included
Your name into the beneficiary files of scam victims for release of 2 consignment boxes valuable of $95million us dollars and 85kilograms of gold deliver to you from the cargo department of the united nation diplomatic courier service here in Ferguson, Missouri United State.
 
You are therefore advice to submit all your information for onward delivery of your 2 register Consignment boxes deliver to you.
 
Passport id.
Full name.
Home or office address.
Direct telephone number/mobile number.
Fax number.
Country of origin.
 
Please kindly note the below important registration details of your (2) consignment boxes
........................
 
1. The registration no............................GS/170/56
2. The batch number of the boxes...................gil/am/xxx54/0x
3. Security code number..........................sfss/am01721457/02
4. Serial no.................................1256784356/eb.
 
But you have to pay the endorsement fees for the signatory of the missouri international airport Authority the sum of $255 us dollars payment to international airport funds control manager (MRS. SUSAN CHAPMAN HAYS) western Union or money gram Georgia to endorsed the final signatory of the international airport authority for the delivery of your 2 consignment boxes to you in your country with immunity from the united nation diplomatic cargo flight and after the successful delivery of the 2boxes to you then you will have to Compensate me 10% of the funds and most important i have kept secret of the content of the 2 boxes to myself to prevent suspicious of content to the America government and the united nation forum.
 
Send the $255 through western union or money gram to MRS. SUSAN CHAPMAN HAYS
 
Receiver’s name: MRS. SUSAN CHAPMAN HAYS
STATE   /   GEORGIA 31326 USA
CITY  /    RINCON
Text question:..............To whom?
Text answer:......SUSAN
Amount:...................$255.00
 
You are advise to act fast in receipt of this email to you and any further delay will be the pleasure of the Unhrc to use your fund to help the displaced people in Defer and you are also advice to stop any illegal transaction because we have place our net working on you in any transaction you may likely participant on.
 
For further negotiation to enhance the completion of this transaction, you will contact the united Nation diplomatic base (U.N.D.B) for delivery of your 2 consignment boxes to you after you complete the payment of $255 us dollars for the endorsement fees for the signatory of the Ferguson international airport  Authority .we need your
Address.........
 
 
Best regards.
Commissioner McAllen-Miller
The director of international airport Ferguson.
Email-(mcallenmiller@kimo.com)
Tel 770 268 8339

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