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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: Ree T Siilva <w.unionoffice52@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Ree T Siilva <reetsiilva832@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 12:19:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re Hello dear this is Mr. Ree Siilva i need your kind attention


 Assistance Inspection Director
John F kennedy International Airport
One Terminal Drive, Middle town,
PA 17057,N.Y USA

Hello Good Friend,
I have very vital information to give to you, but first I
must have your trust
before I review it to you because it may cause me my job, so
I need somebody
that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to
you.

I am Mr. Ree Siilva, head of luggage/baggage storage
facilities here at the
John F kennedy International Airport, New York  USA. During
my discovered an
abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Nigeria and when
scanned it revealed an

undisclosed sum of money in a metal trunk box. The
consignment was abandoned
because the Contents of the consignment 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 United
States Non Inspection Charges which is $3,700USD. On my
assumption the
consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the
John F kennedy International Airport N.Y till date. The details of
the consignment
including your name, your email address and the official
documents from the
United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual
recipient of this
Consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection
Unit, I will advise you
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
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 so as a result of this, I
will not be able to

receive your details on my official email account. So in
order words to enable
me cross check your details, I will advise you send the
required details to my
private email address for quick processing and response.
Once I confirm you as
the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything
concluded within
48hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for
delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon
myself to contact you
personally about this abandoned consignment is because I
want us to transact
this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me
since the
consignment has not yet been returned to the United States
Treasury Department
after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the
confirmation is made, I

Will go ahead and pay for the United States Non Inspection
Fee of $3,700 dollars
And arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep Or
I can bring it by
Myself to avoid any more trouble but you have to assure me
of my 30% share.
I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and
I will appreciate if
We can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to me
via my private Email:
(reetsiilva832@yahoo.com) for further directives: or call me at (646)493-2137

Thank you.

Mr. Ree Siilva
Assistance Inspection Director
John F kennedy International Airport
One Terminal Drive, Middle town,
PA 17057,N.Y USA 

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