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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.John Campbell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <la.termiinal5@e-mail.ua>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:12:56 -0400
Subject: DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE

Cargo Unit
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Airport code: ORD
10000 West O'Hare
Chicago, AU3466ST
USA
(6464996840
Email: la.termiinal5@e-mail.ua



ATTENTION : Final Notice of Your Package



In view of your inability to receive your package reg #: GB8100AF 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) mistakelly 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 who 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 $20 USD daily. Please call Mark Thompson on (6464996840 Extension 21 terminal 5 or Email:(la.termiinal5@e-mail.ua) to release this package and deliver it to you directly.



Please reconfirm these information's;

1. Your Full Name
2. Your current address
3. Your phone number
4. Nearest airport


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.

Note that delivery of your Package from the airport to your residential address is free



Best regards,

Mr.John Campbell
STORAGE OFFICER Terminal 5 Extension 11
Phone: 6464996840

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