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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. Denis Powell" <loz@lozwilson.com>
Reply-To: denis.powell@foxmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 11:02:58 -0400
Subject: Re: Delivery Abandoned in your favour reply asap

Attn: Consignee,


Sorry for this unexpected message to you. I am Denis Powell, a Security Manager at the Houston George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, TX, US. During a recent routine check at all Security/Storage Units at the airport, I discovered an abandoned shipment in your name coming from London which was on Transit to your city but was intercepted by the Houston Airport Authorities for lack of proper clearance papers as the consignment was scanned and discovered to contain valuable cash between $4.5 to $5Million US Dollars in estimation that was not properly declared to the authorities since the tags on the consignment showed the item contains Personal Belongings/ Family Treasures which is not in regulations to the delivery requirements by TSA so in this regards, the consignment was placed on hold until proper clearances are provided by a reliable Government source. The details on the consignment are tagged as:


Type: SUITCASE
Wheels: 4 wheels
Handles: Trolley handle with top & side handles
Approximate Dimensions: Height: 3.20 ft, Width: 2.50 ft, Depth: 1.90 ft.
Weight: 180lbs.


However, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself as a Security Manager at the Houston Airport to contact you personally about this abandoned shipment is because I want us to transact this business and share the money together in the consignment box since the box has not yet been returned to the United states Treasury Department for further inspection after being abandoned by the shipper so immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead with all negotiations with the airport authorities for the release of the consignment box to me as your representative so I can arrange for the delivery to your city since the encoded Tag on the Bill of entry for the consignment was declared as personal effect so the reconciliation of Correct Manifest information as Valuable cash in the new Bill of entry is needed before the release can be implemented.


Lastly, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment, I will advise you provide your Full Names with Initials, Home delivery address, current Phone Number and the closest airport to you to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents so I can go ahead and pay for the United States Clearance Fee myself including the normalization of your Bill of Entry and arrange for the box 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% for you while 30% for me but you have to assure me of my 30% share.


For confidentiality purposes, I will not be able to receive your details on my official email account for security reason as all emails are monitored. So for quick processing and response to you, kindly send your details to my private email account ( denis.powell@foxmail.com ) so we can act swiftly.


Regards,
Mr. Denis Powell
Security/Inspection Manager
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, TX, US
P.O. Box 4260 Houston, Texas

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