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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: Steve McQueen <mcqueensteve55@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2014 02:16:17 -0800
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Steve McQueen the Assistant Director Inspection Unit/United
Nations Inspection Agent in
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport Georgia USA. During our
recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I
discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from London, United
Kingdom under ship forwarder from J.F Kennedy Int Airport to our
facility here in Atlanta and when scanned 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 $1 Million
to $1.5 Million each and the consignment is still left in our Storage
House here at the Atlanta Int Airport till date which was delivered
through a registered shipping Company known Courier Dispatch Service
Limited a division of Tran guard LTD. Please be informed that the
Consignment are two metal boxes with weight of about 25kg each
(Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm). Effective capacity: 180
L.) Approximately, the details of the consignment including your name,
your email address and the official document from the United Nations
office in Geneva are tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this
consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, 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 (
mcqueensteve55@gmail.com ) 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 equally 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 50%/50% with
you.

But you have to assure me of my 50% share. Below are my direct
telephone numbers as I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still
alive.

Mr. Steve McQueen
Assistant Inspection Director
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta, GA 30349-8642
Tel: (404) 330-9881
Private Email: ( mcqueensteve55@gmail.com )

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