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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.Arnold Gale
Reply-To: <gale0428@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 15:54:25 -0500
Subject: RE: YOUR ABANDONED PACKAGE FOR DELIVERY


Mr.Arnold Gale Interim Assistance General Manager, (Operations,Maintenance,=
Transportation) Philadelphia International Airport 8000 Essington Avenue, P=
hiladelphia, PA 19153, USA Tel:+(1)570-215-9733 Email:gale0428@gmail.com He=
llo Good Friend, Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery I have very vital =
information to give to you, but first I must have your trust before I revie=
w it to you because it may cause me my job, so I need somebody that I can t=
rust for me to be able to review the secret to you. I am Mr.Arnold Gale, he=
ad of luggage/baggage storage facilities (Operations,Maintenance,Transporta=
tion) here at the Philadelphia International Airport USA. During my recent =
withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered a=
n abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Africa and when scanned, it revea=
led an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately=
110kg. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignme=
nt was not properly declared by the consignee as =93MONEY=94 rather it was =
declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability o=
f 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 H=
ouse here at the Philadelphia 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 advis=
e you provide your current Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cros=
s check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents includ=
ing the name of nearest Airport around your city. Please note that this con=
signment is supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury De=
partment as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the clearanc=
e processes so as a result of this, I will not be able to receive your deta=
ils on my official email account. So in order words to enable me cross chec=
k your details, I will advise you send the required details to my private e=
mail address for quick processing and response. Once I confirm you as the a=
ctual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded within 48h=
ours 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 per=
sonally about this abandoned consignment is because I want us to transact t=
his business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since the consi=
gnment has not yet been returned to the United States Treasury Department a=
fter being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmation is mad=
e, I will go ahead and pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee of $3,7=
00 dollars and arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep Or I ca=
n 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. Please get back to=
me via my private Email (gale0428@gmail.com)for further directives: You ca=
n call me on my telephone number and drop a message at 570-260-3070 Thank y=
ou. Mr.Arnold Gale

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