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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: "Malcolm Bernard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <malbernard14@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:28:53 +0100
Subject: CONSIGNMENT IN JFK

Dear Beneficiary,
I am Mr. Malcolm Bernard Director Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection
 
Agent in JFK International Airport New York. During our investigation, I
 
discovered An abandoned shipment by a Diplomat from West Africa under the
 
shipment forwarder which was transferred from west African Airport to our
 
facility here in JFK International Airport New York and when scanned it
 
revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing
 
approximately 55kg each. The consignment was abandoned because the Content
 
was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared
 
as personal effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent, also the
 
Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees and the yellow tag.
On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than US$3.5 Million
 
and the consignment is still left in our storage house till this moment
 
through a registered shipping Company, Courier Dispatch Service Limited a
 
division of Tran guard LTD. The Consignment are two metal boxes with weight
 
of about 55kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm). Effective
 
capacity: 680 L.)Approximately, The details of the consignment including
 
your name the official document from United Nation office in west Africa are
 
tagged on the Metal Trunk box.You should therefore, Provide your Phone
 
Number and full address, to cross check if it corresponds with the the
 
address on the official document including the name of your nearest Airport
 
and other details important.
 
You can send the required details to me for onward delivery. All
 
communication must be held extremely confidential. I can get everything
 
concluded within 12hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address
 
for delivery. But i must get assurance from you concerning my 30% before i
 
will proceed.
I want us to transact this business and share the money,since the shipper
 
have abandoned it and ran away.I will pay for the Non inspection fee and
 
yellow tag and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of the Airport to your
 
address, Once we are through i will deploy the services of a secured
 
shipping Company geared to provide 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% to you and 30% to me. But you have to assure me of my 50%. Below are my
 
direct telephone numbers and i wait to hear from you. Please contact me only
 
on this email address ( malbernard14@gmail.com )
Mr. Malcolm Bernard.
INSPECTION OFFICER.
Tel: +1-347-329-2166

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