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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.RonaldSmith <ronal.dsmith@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 04:32:03 -0500 (EST)
Subject: The Consignment Beneficiary


The Consignment Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Ronald Smith, from the Office of Inspection Unit/United Nations Agency in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Arizona USA. During my recent routine check at the Airport Storage/vault on withheld packages, I discovered an abandoned shipment that belongs to you from a Diplomat from Africa, when scanned it in our airport scanning machine it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in two Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 25kg each and some people are coming after this consignment to clam it in your name as your representatives.

The consignment was abandoned because the Contents was not properly declared by the consignee as “MONEY” rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release Permit Sum of $350, when we scanned the consignment and discovered large sum of Million of US Dollars we withheld the consignment and requested for Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release Permit from the country of origin Nigeria, the diplomat could not wait and he returned back to where he came from and we refused to return back the consignment where it came from since we have already received it here in USA.

On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than US$2 Million to US$2.5 Million each and the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the Capital Region International Airport California till date. 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 in your favor. However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment, I will advise you to 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 the nearest Airport around your city.

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 and the unpaid sum of $350 to the Consignment country of origin Nigeria for there Government income revenue charges which can not be weaved or ignore by US Government hence, you must pay the $350 to Nigeria to enable them grant us Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release Permit to release your abandone consignment and deliver it to you without any further charges. The US Government is expecting you to pay the above charge to this very state as you receive this mail today so that your consignment will not be confiscated and put into US Treasure as an unclaimed consignment.

So in order words, I will advise you to send the required details to me for quick processing and response. Once I receive your information including the receipt of the payment Sum of $350 for the Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release Permit Charges, I can get everything concluded within 3-6 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.

Note that you are expected to pay only $350 to the Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release Permit Charges and you are to pay it to below information through western union or money gram once you receive this mail:

Receiver's Name: ==== Eleanor Jean Johnson
Location: ======= Goodyear Maricopa Arizona USA
Text Question: ======= In God?
Answer: ======= We Trust
Amount: ======= $350
M.T.C.N:.?????????

Send the above required amount to the above stated information for the obtaining of your Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release Permit and forward the payment information as as you make the payment and you can come over to our airport address 3400 E Sky Harbor Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85034, United States, to pick up your consignment by yourself or we can deliver it to your designated delivering address pending on your choice.

Below is my direct telephone number but I am a Busy Man so if you are unable to reach me know that I am on inspection just email me or give me SMS Txt massage and i will respond when i am free ok

Mr.RonaldSmith
Tel (415843-1440)
Private Email (ronal.dsmith@yahoo.com.ph)
Office of Inspection Unit
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Arizona USA.
3400 E Sky Harbor Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85034,United States



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