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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: "Fred Lambo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredlambo1@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:42:55 +0100
Subject: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME ASAP

 

Hello,

 

I am Fred Lambo; I have been trying to reach you just to inform you

 

about my successful arrival in the international airport with your box

 

of c o n s i g n m e n t worth $7.5 M United States Dollars which I have

 

been instructed by the secretary general of The UN to be delivered to

 

you.

 

The airport authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove

 

to them that the f u n d is no way related with drug nor f r a u d m o n e

 

y, I have presented the papers I handed to them and they are very much

 

pleased with the papers. Kindly try and reach me with my international

 

roaming number + 1 9 7 1 3 1 3 0 3 1 6 as I cannot afford to spend more

 

time here due to other deliveries I have to take care of in other

 

states.

 

I want you to know that you have 24 hours to call me on phone +  1 9 7 1

 

3 1 3 0 3 1 6. As you may know I do not want the airport authorities to

 

start raising eye brow because of the length of time I've spent here.

 

However, before the delivery is effected, we need you to re-confirm the

 

following i n f o r m a t i o n so that the f u n d s will not be delivered to

 

someone else.

 

Full Name.

 

Residential Address.

 

Direct Telephone Numbers.

 

Scanned Copy Of Driver's License Or Personal ID.

 

After verification of the i n f o r m a t i o n with what I have in my file, I

 

shall contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I

 

will be bringing your package to your residential address.

 

Send the requested i n f o r m a t i o n so that we can proceed immediately.

 

Regards,

 

Fred Lambo.

 

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