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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- warlockfred11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations Security Council" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <warlockfred11@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 02:08:58 +0530
Subject: United Nations Security Council

Hi,

I am Lewis Hawkins, an agent from the Inspection Unit of the United Nations Security Council stationed at the McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, NV. During a recent abandoned package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from London, United Kingdom under ship forwarder from J.F Kennedy Int Airport to our facility here in Vegas and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 180kg. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as “MONEY” which could be used for legal gambling or other legitimate Betting Scheme rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges of about $3,800 USD that I am willing to pay myself if you are interested in working with
me in getting this trunk box out of this airport facility.

However, if you were recently involved in an overseas transaction and awaiting some packages, I will advise we work together to get this abandoned package to you as all I need from you is 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 and other details. 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 for confidentiality purpose as I need you to send the required details to my "SECURED" email address which is ( warlockfred11@gmail.com ) for quick processing and response since everything can be concluded within 12-24 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 shipment is because I want us to transact this business and share the money accordingly since the consignment has not yet been returned to the United states Treasury Department after being abandoned by the shipper so immediately the confirmation is made, I will pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee of $3,800 and arrange for the box to be moved out of this Airport to your address. Once we are through with this process, I will deploy the services of a secured shipping Company geared towards providing the security it needs to your doorstep. Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble. But I will 30% out of the total money in the parcel and you have to assure me of my 30% share once delivered.

Below is my direct telephone number as I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still in good health.

Mr. Warlock Fred
Inspection Officer
United Nations Security Council
McCarran International Airport
5757 Wayne Newton Blvd,
Las Vegas, NV 89119, United States
Direct Tel: (775) 285-5425
Private Email: ( warlockfred11@gmail.com )

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