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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: " DiplomatTerry White" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <terrywhite1000@freemail.hu>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:26:40 +0100
Subject: DIPLOMATIC TERRY WHITE






Attention:

I AM DIPLOMATIC AGENT MR.TERRY WHITE, I have been
trying to reach you on your telephone about an hour
now just to inform you about my successful arrival in
Miami Florida, International Airport. Address: One
World Way. City: Miami Florida, (US) with your boxes
of consignment worth ($8.4million) USA dollars which
I have been instructed by UPS DIPLOMATIC COURIER
SERVICE to be delivered to you, any of your state
location or country. The Airport authority demanded
for all the legal back up to prove to them that the
fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money.

I have presented the papers handed to them and they
are very much pleased with the papers I presented but
the only thing that is still keeping me here is the
airport delivery Yellow Tag which is not placed on
the boxes, one of the Airport Authority has advise
that we get the delivery tag so that I can exit the
airport immediately and make my delivery successful.

I try to reason with them and they stated the
delivery tag will cost us just $110 Dollars only to
get the two tags placed on the boxes as that tag will
enable me get to your house successfully without any
interference,they scanned the boxes and found out
that the fund is 100 % spend able and accepted by any
bank in the whole world.

As I can not afford to spend more time here due to
other delivery I have to take care of in Bank OK.
Here are the papers backing the funds together with
my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank were
you will deposit the fund successfully with these
papers. I have i more vital paper with me but I can
only present you the hard copy when I reach your
house as that it is the diplomatic rules, such as
authorization to deliver.
reconfirm the following information below so that i
can deliver
your consignment box to you today.

NAME: ====================
ADDRESS: =====================
MOBILE NO.:=======================
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:================
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION :==================

You can direct the yellow tag,s fee to our Head
Office in Nigeria UPS Courier Company as they will
get the tags here for you and they are entitled to
receive and make any payment to foreign countries
authority.

DIPLOMATIC MR TERRY WHITE Here is my cell phone to
contact me.(315-294-3304/407-505-3521) clicks here to
know the area where I am at
http://www.visitingdc.com/airports/lax-airport-address.asp,
So you have to contact me.

RECEIVER:MRS UDEKWE AUSTIN,
COUNTRY .......... NIGERIA
CITY ...............LAGOS
TEXT QUESTION .......GOD IS
TEXT ANSWER ........GREAT
AMOUNT..............$110USD
SENDER NAME
MTCN

After sending the payment to Our Head Office in
Nigeria UPS Courier Company, email me the payment
information such as mtcn number also senders name
text question and answer to enable me reach them with
the payment details so they can get the yellow tags
obtain and Fax it to me one hand so i can make my
next step to your address today due to the Yellow
Tags of the boxes is my only delay now .

(Here Is Your Package Unlocking CODE(AWB33XZS)
Urgent Response is needed because here is very busy
and hot
Email me :(terrywhite1000@freemail.hu)

Regard,S
DIPLOMATIC AGENT MR TERRY WHITE
UNITED NATION AGENT.
CELL PHONE:315-294-3304/407-505-352

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