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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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Fraud email example:

From: Willson Perry <ab@markson505.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <willsonperry772@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 21:34:00 +0100
Subject: URGENT CONTACT DIPLOMATIC AGENT.WILLSON, IN DELIVERY OF YOUR BOX FUND.


Director Airport Inspection Officer Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Internation=
al Airport 574 Airport South Pkwy Atlanta, GA Good day, Please confirm if y=
ou are the owner of the above name and contact address as the address is wh=
at we have in the Two Metal Trunk Consignment Boxes here in Hartsfield-Jack=
son Atlanta International Airport. I AM MR.WILLSON PERRY Director United Na=
tions Inspection Unit officer Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airp=
ort Atlanta Georgia, working hand in hand with Department of Homeland Secur=
ity and U.S Customs and Border Protection. During our investigation, I disc=
overed an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from United Kingdom under ship=
forwarder was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility here in =
Atlanta and when scanned, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Meta=
l Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 110kg each. The consignment was abando=
ned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money=
rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid diversion by the Shippi=
ng Agent also the Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees. On my =
assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than $1 Million to $1.5 Mil=
lion each and the consignment is still left in storage house till today thr=
ough a registered shipping Company, Courier Dispatch Service Limited a divi=
sion of Tran guard LTD. The Consignment are Two Metal Trunk Boxes with weig=
ht of about 110kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm). Effectiv=
e capacity: 680 L.), approximately The details of the consignment including=
your name, the official documents from United Nation office are tagged on =
the Metal Trunk boxes. I will advice you to provide your Phone Number and Y=
our full address, to cross check if they correspond with the address on the=
official documents. Include the name of your nearest Airport and other det=
ails. You can send the required details to me for onward delivery. All comm=
unication must be held extremely confidential. I can get everything conclud=
ed within 3-4 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for de=
livery. But I must get assurance from you concerning my 50% before I will p=
roceed. I want us to transact this business and share the money, since the =
shipper has abandoned it and ran away. I will pay for the Non inspection fe=
e and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this Airport to your address=
, once we are through I will deploy the services of a secured shipping Comp=
any geared to provide the security it needs to your doorstep. Or I can brin=
g it by myself to avoid any more trouble. But I will share it 50% to you an=
d 50% to me. But you have to assure me of my 50%. Therefore I will need a w=
ritten guarantee and a copy of any type of identification of yours on my 50=
% compensation before I can do anything. I wait to hear from you. MR.WILLSO=
N perry Director Airport Inspection Officer Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Inte=
rnational Airport 574 Airport South Pkwy Atlanta, GA=20

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