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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: "JFK AIRPORT MSG ALERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dhrintdepts@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:52:14 -0600
Subject: Attn: Consignment Box Owner. {FUNDS}

Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)
John F. Kennedy International Airport,
New York, USA.
Phone #:  +1347-5084270
Hours: Open today · Open 24 hours
2939 Terminal JFK, NY 11430, United States
USA.
 
Attn: Consignment Box Owner.
In Brief, let me inaugurate my humble self before i surpass this vital information 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 this topmost secret to you.
 
I am Mr., John Dunham head of luggage/baggage storage facilities (Operations, Maintenance, Transportation) here at the JFK International Airport 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 weighing approximately 110kg. 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. 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.
Lastly, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment Box, I will advise you to get back to me as quick as possible and re-confirm your address to me so that i can be sure that the box is going to the rightful owner, also list the closest airport to you to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents including the normalization of your Bill of Entry and arrange for the box to be moved out of this Airport to your address. Once we are through with this process.
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 soon with the requested information to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment Box, I will advise you to get back to me as quick as possible and re-confirm your address to me so that i can be sure that the box is going to the rightful owner, also list the closest airport to you to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents including the normalization of your Bill of Entry and arrange for the box to be moved out of this Airport to your address. Once we are through with this process.
Please confirm your information:
1.Full Names:
2.Home Address:
4.Country:
5.Your Cell Number/Home:
For confidentiality purposes, I will advise you to email my private email, for quick processing and response to you,
 
kindly send and confirm your details to my private email account (d_makindept@administrativos.com) so we can act swiftly.
Regards,
John Dunham
Security/Inspection Manager
JFK International Airport
3600 Terminal JFK, NY 11430, United States.

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