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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: palmerbrian@infogen.net.nz
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:53:22 +1300
Subject: My Arrival at JFK International Airport USA


Attn: Beneficiary,

My Arrival at JFK International Airport USA

My Name is Diplomat Williams George. I have been trying to reach you on your
House delivery address and your telephone about an hour now just to inform you
about my successful arrival at the JFK International Airport NY USA with your
One Box of consignment worth $2.5 Million United State Dollars as a part
payment which I have been instructed by Dr.Good Luck Jonathan GCFR. The
President of Federal Republic of Nigeria to be delivered to you.

The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them
that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money.I have presented the
papers and handed it over to them and they
are very much pleased as the consignment is legal.

Please you are advice to reach me on my direct telephone number 718 873 2579 as
I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have to take
care of in New Mexico , Florida, South Carolina, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Texas,
Wisconsin and Washington DC.

I want you to know that you have 72 hours to reach me in my direct telephone
number As you may know I do not want the security company where this
Consignment is lodged to start raising an eye brow because of the length of
time it has stayed. However, before the delivery is affected, we need you to
reconfirm the following information so that the funds will not be delivered to
wrong person.

*** Full Name
*** Residential Address
*** Direct Telephone Numbers
*** ID passport for Identification

After verification of the information with what I have on file, I shall contact
you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will be bringing your
consignment to your residential address. Send the requested information to my
private Email: wgeorge001@yahoo.com so that we can proceed. Call me on my
direct telephone number 718 873 2579

Regards.

United Nations Head Office
Diplomat Williams George






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