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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. JACK ROBERT DIPLOMATIC AGENT" <pauljohn936@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: jackrobert@helixnet.cn
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:18:22 +0800 (CST)
Subject: ATTN; ESTEEMED FUND BENEFICIARY,



   


FROM THE DESK OF MR. JACK ROBERT DIPLOMATIC AGENT TO
AMBASSADOR
JAMES KNIGHT
US AMBASSADOR SUIT
01BP 201 AMBASSADOR COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC
 

ATTN; ESTEEMED FUND BENEFICIARY,

I AM DIPLOMATIC AGENT MR. JACK ROBERT PLEASE DEAR WHAT
IS GOING ON? WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW I HAVE BEEN CALL YOU AND YOU DON’T PICK UP
MY CALLS,WELL IF WHAT AM HEARING IS NOT TRUTH KINDLY GET BACK TO ME VERY URGENT
TO THIS EMAIL, WE HAVE A CRUCIAL SITUATION HERE IN THIS AIRPORT , PLEASE I NEED
TO KNOW THE TRUTH BEFORE HANDING OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO THEM FOR ME TO GO BACK
TO MY COUNTRY, THE SITUATION HERE IN THIS AIRPORT IS THAT SOME GROUP OF PERSONS
IN NUMBER OF TWO UNITED STATE OF AMERICA CAME TO THIS AIRPORT AND TOLD ME THAT
YOU HAD AN AUTO-CRASH LAST WEEK AND YOU DIED TWO DAYS AGO THEREAFTER, AND THAT
UPON YOUR DEATH, YOU ASSIGNED THEM TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN OVER YOUR FUNDS AND
PROPERTIES,
 
SO PLEASE I AM VERY MUCH CONFUSED HERE I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT A DEATH CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY A MEDICAL DOCTOR SHOWING THAT
YOU ARE DEAD. 

The consignment box unlocking code is BRK.25ABD680SD,
 
Shipment Code: AWB 39xQT
Package Registered Code
No:XFT677
Security Code :SCTC /5501EMBASSY/2248
Transactions Code: 0466/QSTC/557/990478/
Certificates Code:
SQTCF/BHPD/XXPQ/-46/00
 
THEY ALSO BROUGHT A SIGNED LETTER OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND
APPOINTMENT OF NEXT-OF-KIN OVER YOUR PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR FUNDS ON THE
CONSIGNMENT BOX THAT ARE WITH ME IN THIS AIRPORT.
 
THEY SAID THAT YOU EVEN MADE A PROVISION OF THE NEEDED $77.00 USD FOR
THEM TO CLEAR ALL THE OUTSTANDING BILL DELAYING THE SMOOTH DELIVERY OF YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU IN YOUR HOME, BUT PERSONALLY I'M NOT WELL CONVINCED THAT
YOU ARE DEAD THAT IS WHY I ASKED THEM TO HOLD BACK THE $77.00 AND COME BACK NEXT
WEEK SO THAT I WILL DO MY OWN INVESTIGATIONS TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE DEAD OR
ALIVE BECAUSE I AM CONFUSE IF IS TRUTH OKAY.
 
PRIOR TO THIS DEVELOPMENT I TOLD THEM TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK, 
MEANWHILE I HAVE REPORTED THIS CASE TO THE AIRPORT POLICE AUTHORITY, SO IF
INDEED YOU ARE ALIVE, I WILL WANT YOU TO WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE
THIS EMAIL BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE, TO DECIDE ON HOW TO GET THEM ARREST WITH
THE AIRPORT POLICE AUTHORITY WHEN THOSE MEN COMES BACK NEXT WEEK
MONDAY.
 
CALL ME ON MY  PRIVATE TELEPHONE ROAMING LINE +229 68757790 OR YOU
WRITE ME BACK WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION OF THE NEEDED FEE OF $77.00
DOLLARS,YOU CAN SEND THE FEE TO THE BENIN REPUBLIC WHICH IS THE ORIGIN COUNTRY
OF THE CONSIGNMENT BOX
 
RECEIVER NAME ....... EKWEALOR PETER
COUNTRY... BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY.... COTONOU
TEXT QESTION... 
GOOD
ANSWER....LUCKY
AMOUNT .....$77.00 USD
SENDER
NAME.....
MTCN.........
 
KINDLY DO THAT IMMEDAITLY BECAUSE IF YOU FAIL TO DO THAT, I WILL
ASSUME THAT YOU ARE DEAD AS THEY HAVE CLAIMED, AND HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT
BOX OVER TO THEM AND GO BACK TO BENIN REPUBLIC.  THE
ATTACHMENT FILES IS MY ID CARD FOR YOU TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE DEALING
WITH. YOUR NON-COMPLIANCE WILL MEAN THAT ACTUALLY YOU ARE DEAD AS
THEY CLAIM AND I WILL NOT HESITATE TO HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO THEM AND
GO BACK AS THEY HAVE PLEADED TO ME.
 
I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY
THANKS
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR.  MR. JACK ROBERT
US EMBASSY COTONOU DIPLOMATIC AGENT

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