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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: "*Mr.Rainer*" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <3124887261@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 23:40:56 +0800
Subject: Re:Urgent Attention



 
 


 



Dear Mr/Mrs,
 
I am sending this message in respect of a consignment box that was kept in our Logistics Company storage custody UK,bearing a tag identification of the-same name as yours as the approved next of kin to the deposited inheritance, which supposed to have been delivered since long time ago. Scan report of the Consignment box revealed an undisclosed sum of US$dollar bill in it which could be approximately US$2.5 million-US$3 million dollars.

From my record, I discovered that this consignment was among other consignments supposed to have been delivered but still on hold for some logistic reasons.

By law and by our rules and regulation, no staff should have access to entire contents of any deposit except the original depositor, approved next of kin, consignee or rightful beneficiary but I still kept this finding top secret to my very self only.

Now, I will secretly arrange for immediate shipment/delivery of this consignment box to you without disclosing to anyone else.

(1) To have a smooth and risk free transaction, you must agree, accept to keep the entire transaction secret, information's must not be disclosed to any third party for security reasons.

(2) You must agree to wire into my personal bank account 50% share of the total inheritance when delivered and claimed by you.

As soon as I receive your response towards the above stated terms, working arrangement will be carried on immediately to ensure smooth delivery of the consignment.

NOTE: I need your contact Telephone/Mobile number. You should also confirm your current residential / official address to avoid any wrong delivery.

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Rainer
Storage/Operation Manager.
 




 

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