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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: Michael Kamau <michaelkamau972@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Michael Kamau <michealkamau9864@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:41:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RE- YOUR ABANDONED CONSIGNMENT!!


Interim Head of INSPECTION Luggage/Baggages
(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation) 
Honolulu International Airport
300 Rodgers Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA

Attention: Please

                                 RE- YOUR ABANDONED CONSIGNMENT
I have very vital information to give 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 the secret to, I am Micheal Kamau, Interim Head of Inspection luggage/baggage storage facilities Inspection here 

at Honolulu International Airport USA, During my recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from 

a Diplomat from Africa and when Ultra Scan 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 and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges which is $3,700USD. On my 

assumption the consignment is still left in our Storage Vault here at Honolulu International air port till date, the details of the consignment including 

your email address and the official documents from the United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment, as the Interim Head of Luggage/Baggage Inspection, I will advise you 

reconfirm  your current full data's to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents tagged and to avoid delivering to 

wrong person.

Your Full Name............
Current Complete House Address........
Contact Telephone Numbers.......
CELL PHONE NO.............
Scan copy of your ID for easy identification/avoid delivering to wrong person
Nearest International Airport.......


Note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury Department OR to its country of origin as unclaimed delivery, I 

will not be able to receive your details on my official email account,  in order words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise you reconfirm the 

required details to my private email address for quick processing and response, once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get 

everything concluded within 48hours 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 have not yet been return to the United States Treasury Department after 

being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee of $3,700 dollars 

and arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble 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.

You can call me on my telephone number and drop a message.

Micheal Kamau

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