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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Neil Waudby" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infonlogistc14@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 03:32:00 -0600
Subject: Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

Las Vegas Nevada,
WMO 72386, United States.
Tel:+1702 605 3179
Date: 01/30/2015
 
Hello: My Good Friend
 
                      Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery
 
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.Neil E. Waudby, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities here at the McCarran International
 
Airport,Nevada USA. During my recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered
 
an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from London 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 International Airport Nevada 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 80% for you and 20% 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 20% 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:(infonlogistc14@gmail.com) for further directives: You
 
can call me on my telephone number: +1702 605 3179 for verbal conversation. Please if am not available to
 
accept your call, please and drop a message or send me a text.
 
Thank you.
Mr.Neil Waudby
Assistance Inspection Director
McCarran International Airport
Las Vegas Nevada,
WMO 72386, United States.

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