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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: "Cargo Unit Section" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cargounir@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 06:58:58 -0700
Subject: Your Package

Cargo Unit
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA)
Orlando International Airport
One Jeff Fuqua Blvd
Orlando, Florida 32004
 
ATTENTION: Final Notice of Your Package
 
 
In view of your inability to receive your package reg #: SA335493RDK originally scheduled to be delivered to you by the agency foreign payment service Florida USA. This package in a Sealed Security Vault box arrived at Orlando International airport here in USA via British airways flight no. BA460 as where told that is coming to you from UN Home office in UK.  I think that is an inheritance treasure, over due payment, lottery valued Two Million Five hundred thousand United Stated dollars based on the scan result that was to deliver on your name which was sent from the desk of Dr.Paul Colman.
 
Note that none of the staff here have right to confirmed the content this package till it has being delivery to your door step based on the instructions from UK. The agency foreign payment service New York staff came and applied for the release of this package for delivery to your address but has since not shown up.
 
I am writing to inform you that the days of grace have expired and we shall begin to charge the storage fee of $25usd daily. Please contact Mr. James Anderson being delivery officer with those requirements below to release your package and deliver it to you. His private id is: janderson384@yahoo.com
 
1. Your full names and current address
2. Your direct phone number
3. nearest airport
 
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.
 
Best regards,
Mr. James Laria
Cargo Unit Section.

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