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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: FOR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING <alondon134@gmail.com>
Reply-To: FOR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING <rrsonlondon@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 01:08:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM: MR.MARK STEVEN


FROM: MR.MARKSTEVEN
Heathrow Airport Terminals 1-4
Heathrow Airport T1-2-3-4,
Northrop Road, London, TW6 2QA
Direct Email: rrsonlondon@gmail.com



Attn  Sir/Madam

I am Mark Steven Director Inspection Unit UnitedNations Inspection Agency at Heathrow International airport UK(London) .During my inspection duty at Airport,I discovered an abandoned shipment by a Diplomatfrom Africa, the shipment was transferred from Newark Liberty InternationalAirport New Jersey to our facility in UK(London) and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of moneyin a Metal Trunk Box weighingapproximately 120kg .

The consignment was abandoned because theContent was not properly declared by theconsignee as money rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent, alsothe Diplomat's inability to pay for NonInspection Fees. My assumption is that the box will contain more than US$12M toUS$13M and the consignment is still leftin storage house till today through aregistered shipping Company, Courier Dispatch Service Limited a division of Tran guard LTD.

The details of the consignment including thename on the official document from UnitedNations office in London are tagged on the Metal Trunk box. Please Provide your name and phone Number, or how you willlike to receive the fund either throughdelivery or bank transfer and confirmation ofyour nearest Airport and other details. You can send the required details to me for onward delivery.

All communication must be held extremely confidential.I can get everything concluded within72 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery. But i must get assurance from you concerning my 60% before I will proceed. I want us totransact this business and share the fund, since the shipper has abandoned it and ran away. I will pay forthe Non inspection fee and arrange forthe box to be moved out of this Airport toyour address,. But i will share it 40% to you and 60% to me, you have to assure me of my 60%.

Make sure you respond to me via my direct email( rrsonlondon@gmail.com )

Below is my direct telephone number and I amwaiting to hear from you.

MR MARK STEVEN
INSPECTION OFFICER
TEL  OFFICE+447031910936


 


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