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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: Mrs Joy Alamata <tb16@cititecinc.jp.tn>
Reply-To: <philileo5@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 10:29:14 -0400
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Cargo Unit:Tulsa International Airport
7777 E Apache St, Tulsa, OK 74115, United States
Email:( servicediplomatic165@yahoo.com.hk )
Email: ( philileo4j@gmail.com )
Telephone :+1 646 480 8760
Telephone:+1803-993-809

ATTENTION: Final Notice of Your Package In view of your inability to
receive your package with registration #: CT8100AF from National UK
Lottery London united kingdom/ west African United nation payment
Compensation and Inheritance payment Board originally scheduled to be
delivered to you by an agency, city express delivery (c.e.d).

This package in a Golden metal box valued $3.5Million USD (Three
million Five hundred thousand dollars) mistakenly arrived at Texas
Midland International Airport terminal 5 via Air France flight
no.BA297 from Heathrow airport London sometime ago. The package with
registration no,#: CT8100AF has been cleared by the USA customs and is
100% legitimate. The agency, attached to the airport, city express
delivery (c.e.d) who delivered your package to your address have just
return the package to our storage facility at the Tulsa Airport, due
to incomplete address.Please reconfirm these information's Bellow;

1. Your Full Name; .....
2. Your current address; ..........
3. Your phone number; ..............
4. Nearest airport to your location.........
5. Your Occupation; ...............

Therefore, I am writing to inform you that the days of grace has elapsed
and we shall begin to charge the daily storage fee of and the fee will
be directed to the agent in Tulsa united state. you will be required
to send him urgently 155 to clear your consignment storage charge and
complete your delivery today.

Please call:MR Philip UN AGENT, on +1803-993-809


Your Urgent Attention to this latter will determine the delivery of
your package today your package will be delivered within hours to
your home address and this notice is our last recovery notice to you
as our department will be compelled
to shortlist your package as an unclaimed consignment if you did not
comply within 72 hours of this notice.

Best regards,
Mrs Joy Alamata.
UN CHIEF ON PAYMENT MATTERS
West African regional office

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