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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: "Mrs.Natasha Armstrong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Mrs.natasha_armstrong@yahoo.se>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:01:16 +0100
Subject: Re: DIPLOMAT AGENT IS STRANDED AT YOUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

From: Mrs.Natasha Armstrong
61 South Service Road,
Melville Expressway
Suite 14
Zurich Switzerland
 
 
Please Your Urgent Attention Is Needed.
 
We wish to inform you that the diplomatic agent conveying the
consignment box valued the sum of $5 Million United States Dollars
misplaced your address and he is currently stranded at your
international airport right now. We required you reconfirm the
following information's below so that he can deliver your consignment
box to you today.
 
(1) FULL NAME: = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
(2) ADDRESS: = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
(3) MOBILE NO.:= = = = = = = = = = = = =
(4) NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:= = = =
(5) A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION := = =
 
Please do contact the diplomatic agent with the email below with the
information's required
 
Contact Person: Diplomat sir.christo phertholmes
EMAIL:  sir.christophertholmes@yahoo.se
 
 
He is waiting to hear from you today with the information's and for
security reason to avoid diversion, read below carefully:
 
We didn't let the delivery Agent knows that your consignment box
contain the above mentioned amount of United States Dollars and on No
circumstances should you let him know the content is $5MILLION
USD(CASH). The consignments was moved from here as family
treasures/personal effect, so never allow him to open the box until it
get to your address/doorstep. This is for security reason.
 
Just supply the above requirement info and also use this CODE as a
subject matter to him:-CONSIGNMENT CODE:CAF/XXH/1380.
 
 
 
Thanks for your co-operation.
 
 
Sincerely,
Mrs.Natasha Armstrong
Zurich Switzerland
(Swiss Financial Commission)

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