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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. Marvin Carradine" <userf@Users365.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <lynellicarradine@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:10:22 +0530
Subject: Your Abandoned Consignment Urgent Response Needed ASAP

Hello,

I am Mr. Marvin Carradine a former US Army Contractor presently
working as the Assistant Director Inspection Unit of JFK - John F.
Kennedy International Airport USA. During our recent withheld
package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an
abandoned shipment left by a diplomat from INDIA who was supposed to
deliver these packages to you but failed to provide necessary
clearances needed by the US Customs and when scanned recently, it
revealed an undisclosed sum of money in two Metal Trunk Boxes
weighing approximately 25kg each. The consignment was abandoned
because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by
the consignee as ?MONEY? rather it was declared as personal effect
to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent and also the inability of
the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges
which is about $3,800 USD.

On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than
$2.5Million to $2.5 Million each and the consignment is still left
at our Storage House here at the JFK - John F. Kennedy International
Airport till date which was delivered through a registered shipping
Company known Courier Dispatch Service Limited a division of Tran
guard LTD. Approximately, the details of the consignment includes
your name, your email address and the official document from the
United Nations office in India and are all tagged on the Metal Trunk
boxes.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of
this consignment, I will advise you provide your current Phone
Number and Full Address, to enable me cross check if it corresponds
with the address on the official documents including the name of
nearest Airport around your city and other details. Please note that
this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United
States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays
in concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will
not be able to receive your details on my official email account. So
in order words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise
you send the required details to my "SECURED" email address which is
( lynellicarradine@yahoo.com.hk ) for quick processing and
response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk
boxes, I can get everything concluded within 3-6 hours upon your
acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to
contact you personally about this abandoned shipment is because I
want us to transact this business and share the money together in
the trunk boxes since the consignment has not yet been returned to
the United states Treasury Department after being abandoned by the
shipper so immediately the confirmation is made, I will pay for the
United States Non Inspection Fee and arrange for the boxes to be
moved out of this Airport to your address. Once we are through with
this process, I will deploy the services of a secured shipping
Company geared towards providing the security it needs to your
doorstep. Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble. But
I will share it 70%/30% with you. But you have to assure me of my
30% share.

Below are my direct telephone numbers as I wait to hear from you
urgently if you are still alive.

Mr. Marvin Carradine
Assistance Inspection Director
JFK - John F. Kennedy International Airport
JFK, CA90045, United States (JFK)
Private Email: lynellicarradine@yahoo.com.hk
TeL:+13477081520

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