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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. Richard Chariton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richard.chariton@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 19:44:53 +0200
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello,

I am Richard Chariton, head officer Storage unit at Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport Atlanta Georgia. I have contacted you concerning an
abandoned diplomatic box which I discovered in our storage house and the
x-ray scan report box revealed some US dollar bill in it which could be
approximately two million dollars each. The baggage was abandoned by a diplomat
from Iraq who was on transit to your city due to his inability to pay the
diplomatic baggage non-inspection fee of three thousand and four hundred
dollars and the official paper of the baggage indicates your name, your
address and your email address.


For me to confirm you as the recipient, you are to email me your full names,
your full address, your telephone number and the nearest airport close to
you to cross-check if it corresponds with the details on the official
document. All communication must be held extremely confidential because I
have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned
baggage so that we can transact it as a deal since it has not yet been
returned to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery.
Once I confirm you as the recipient,I will pay the non-inspection fee of two
thousand and three hundred dollars and arrange for the baggage to be
delivered to your door-step or I can bring it myself to ensure a successful
delivery but you have to assure me of 30% of the total money in the baggage.
I can get everything concluded within 3days upon your acceptance and proceed
to your address for delivery. Do send the required details to my private
email address ( richard.chariton@yahoo.cn ). I will give you a call after
my confirmation and please treat as confidential if you want to co-operate
with me to get this deal done.

1. Full Name:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Cell Number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age:
8. Nationality:
9. Country:



Regards,

Richard Chariton
+1(404) 801-4907

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