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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <law.james@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:57:54 +0200
Subject: From James

>From the office of the Assistant Director Inspection
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport Georgia.
Suite 4000 Atlanta, GA 30320.

Greetings,

I am James Lawrence the Assistant director Inspection Unit/
United Nations at Hartsfield -Jackson Atlanta Airport Georgia.
I am contacting you in regards to an unclaimed diplomatic
consignment box at our warehouse and the scan result revealed
undisclosed sum of 100 dollar bills in it, which could be about
2 million to 3 million dollars. My reasons to contact you is that the details of the
consignment are bearing your names and your email address,
which is also on the official documents from the United Nations office
in Geneva and this details was tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes.

Furthermore, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient
of this consignment boxes, I will advise you provide your current
Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cross checkif it
corresponds with the address on the official documents including
the name of nearest Airport around your city, I will not be able to
receive your details on my official email account for some reason,
I advise you send the required details to my private email address
which is (james.lawrenc@yandex.com )

Once I confirm you are the actual recipient of the trunk boxes,
I will get everything concluded within 3-6 hours upon your
acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.

I will pay the alt-clearance fee of 3,900usd, which was the main reason the
consignment was abandoned and I will conclude arrangement
to deliver the box to you in person but you have to assure me
of 30% of the total money in the box.

James

Note:THE US CUSTOMS ULTRA SCAN REPORT ON THE TRUNK BOXES AND MY I.D CARD WILL
BE SENT TO YOU IN MY NEXT EMAIL AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.

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