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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: "Diplomat Douglas Newman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <douglasnewman@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:49:46 -0400
Subject: I have been trying to reach you

My Dear,

I’m Diplomat Douglas Newman, I have been trying to reach you just to inform you about my successful arrival in John F.Kennedy International Airport New York with your consignment worth US$10.5Million Dollars which I have been instructed by OVERSEA COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY to be delivered to you. The Airport authority demanded for all the legal backup papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor money laundry and I have presented the papers to them and they are very much pleased with the paper’s I presented, but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the airport delivery yellow tag which is not placed on the shipment, one of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the delivery tag immediately so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery successful. I try to reason with them and they stated the delivery tag will cost you just $1,020 One Thousand and twenty United State Dollars only to get the tag placed on the box as tha
t tag will enable me get to your

Please try and reach me immediately with the fee as I cannot afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of in China. Here are the main paper backing the funds together with my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank were you will deposit the fund successfully with these papers. I have one more vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your address as that is the diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver.

Please direct the tag fee via western union immediately so i can get the tag and proceed to meet with you.


RECEIVER'S NAME:........... ARNOLD MARLEN
CITY....................... NEW YORK
COUNTRY..................... USA
AMOUNT....................$1,020


Re-confirm your cell phone number,any form of your ID and your address where i will reach you to be sure i don't miss your address.

Regard
Diplomat Douglas Newman

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