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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: Kenneth Edward <bilgi@kiraliksayfalar.com>
Reply-To: <officefileprocess1@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:09:04 -0700
Subject: Re: Your Package For Delivery



--
Assistant Inspection Director
San Diego International Airport
3225N Harbor Dr, San Diego
CA92101, United States California
Email: officefileprocess1@gmail.com
Email: officefileprocessi@qq.com
(707) 238-2165

Re: Your Package For Delivery

Hello,

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have
your
trust before I can reveal it to you because it may cause me my job.So I
need someone I can trust for me to reveal such secret.

I am Mr.Kenneth Edward, head of luggage / baggage storage facilities
here
at the San Diego International Airport, California USA. During my
recent
withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I
discovered
an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from London and when scanned it
revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a metal trunk box. 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 House here at
the
San Diego International Airport till date. The details of the
consignment
including your name,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 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 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. So in order words to
enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send 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 80% for you and 20% for me
since
the consignment has not yet been returned 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 20% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently, and I will appreciate if we can keep
this
deal confidential.

Me via my official reply Email: Email: officefileprocess1@qq.com

Thank you.

Kenneth Edward
Assistant Inspection Director
San Diego International Airport
California 3225 N Harbor Dr, San Diego
CA92101, United States


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