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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: DIPLOMAT BRUNO <meyer21robinson001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: DIPLOMAT BRUNO <diplomat.bruno@diplomats.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:13:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM CHARLES BRUNO (YOUR DIPLOMAT)


Attention:

I am Diplomat Charles Bruno; United Nations Diplomatic Agent in charge for your delivery. I have been trying to reach you about an hour ago just to inform you about my successful arrival at Dulles International Airport Washington, DC, USA with your two consignment boxes containing $2,500,000.00  (two million Five hundred thousand Dollars) which I have been instructed by United Nations and the compensation award committee to be delivered to you. The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money, I have presented the papers and handed to them and they are very much pleased with the papers I presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the airport Non-inspection Clearance Certificate which is not placed on the boxes,

one of the Airport Authority has advised that we get the Airport Non-inspection Clearance Certificate so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery successful to your residential address .I tried to reason with them and they stated that the Airport Non-inspection Clearance Certificate will cost us just $99 Dollars only to get the Non-inspection Clearance Certificate to enable me get to your house successfully without any interference.

Please try and reach me  on email once you receive this email as i can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of in Alabama. I have the documents backing up your consignment as I can accompany you to your bank were you will deposit the fund successfully with these papers without any stress. I have more vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your house as that is the diplomatic rules.

You can direct the Non-inspection Clearance Certificate fee to our Head Office as they will get it there for you and they are entitled to receive and make any payment to foreign countries authority.

Please re-confirm your residential address to me to avoid mistake.

Your Full Name:………………………
Your Current address:……………………….
Direct mobile phone Number:……………………..
Home/office# Fax:…………………………………..
Country:…………………………..
State:…………………………….
Zip code:……………………
Occupation:…………………………..
Closest Int'l. Airport:…………..

Upon confirmation of your details your will receive instruction on how to make the payment for the Non-inspection Clearance Certificate that will be placed on the boxes. Once this payment is confirmed, I will proceed with the final delivery immediately.

Looking forward to hear from you soon with a good response and congratulations once again.

Diplomat Charles Bruno
United Nations Diplomatic Agent
Cotonou, Benin Unit.
Tele: +229 99757638

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