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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. Alexander Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richardmorehead10@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:52:10 -0600
Subject: Re : Consignment Box delivery / Arrivals

Attention Beneficiary,
 
We wish to inform you that your Intercepted sealed Consignment Box has been machine scanned as end of the year routine in our agency and to our greatest surprise discovered that its content to be cash millions dollars instead of the registered (family valuables / Charity relief materials).  After due investigation carried out with the serial number, we have found out that the funds were being delivered by FedEx Courier company in disguise as family valuables and inheritance money meant for charity to help the poor and orphans in the society which is not involved in money laundering or any illegal activities. Due to the sensitive nature of the situation we arranged have an instant diplomatic delivery to maintain confidentiality and safety of the funds.
 
Our special diplomat agent Mr. Richard Morehead was appointed immediately to deliver the sealed consignment box to your address and the good news is that he has confirmed arrival to United States of America with your box pending Diplomatic Arrival Clearance at the Airport. Contact the special agent Mr. Richard Morehead at ( richardmorehead@yandex.com ) and reconfirm to him the following details below so that he will not have problem locating you immediately with the box and to avoid further delay. The only fee you will pay at the airport in United States of America is the Diplomatic Arrival Clearance of the box since it is sealed to avoid inspection or loss of any part of your inheritance.
 
- Full Names
- Residential Address
- Telephone/Mobile numbers
- Nearest airport
 
We hope that you understand our sincerity and dedication to services so do not delay as it will inconvenience Mr. Richard Morehead as he has very limited time to deliver the box to you and board the next available flight back to England for his next assignment to Japan. Delay could create problems with Authorities so make sure you give him your maximum cooperation to enable him reach your address within 12 hours via the next available flight.
 
Note that ALL communication should be kept highly confidential between you and the agent to avoid attack by international criminals as the Box in his custody contains over $8 Million USD with highly rated documents regarding your inheritance. I hope you understand that no one should know the real content of the box until you meet with the agent to avoid interception of any information.
 
Contact for him at this email ( richardmorehead@yandex.com ) to send you his phone number so that your communication will be swift, keep us informed as soon as he hands over the box to you.
 
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr.  Alexander Smith
Controller general international inspection department
Heathrow international airport - London

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