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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: angelamueller07@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 15:18:05 -0300
Subject: Attnetion Pls - Very Urgent




Hello, How’re you today?

I am Angela Mueller the Director Inspection Unit/Overseas Inspection Agent
in Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). During my recent
withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered
an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from oversea and when scanned it
revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a metal trunk box. The consignment
was abandoned while on transit 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 box will contain about $4.5 Million to $5 Million
and the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the Houston
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) till date. The details of the
consignment including your name, your email address and the official
document from the United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Metal
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 World
bank routed Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in
concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not
attend to you 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 which is (angelamueller07@gmail.com) for quick
processing and response.

Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get
everything concluded within 3-6 hours 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 world bank Treasury Department after being abandoned by
the diplomat. I really need the 30% to help secure my husband's health and
take care of my three kids, so immediately the confirmation is made, I
will go ahead and pay for the Non Inspection Fee of $3,700 dollars in your
name and arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep by my
assistant Richard who will be quick to delivery as a young man and to
avoid further delay or checking at your airport 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.

Regards,
Angela Mueller
Director - Inspection Unit
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
2800 N Terminal Rd.Houston, TX, United States.

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