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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: "David Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deskfromoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 01:45:53 -0500
Subject: Attn: Your Abandoned Consignment, Emergency Response Needed.

Good day,
 
I am Mr.Mark David, a former British Army, Presently Contractor
working as the Assistant Director Inspection Unit
 
of Heathrow International Airport West
London, England. During our recent withheld package routine check at
the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an
 
abandoned shipment left by a diplomat who was supposed to deliver
these packages to you but failed to provide
 
necessary clearances needed by the Customs and when scanned recently,
it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in
 
two Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 25kg each. 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 diversion by the Shipping Agent, and also the inability of the
diplomat to Waive the Non Inspection Officers.
 
On my assumption, The boxes will contain $2 Million to $2.5 Million
and the consignment is still left at our
 
Storage House here at the Heathrow International Airport west London,
England. till date which was delivered
 
through a registered shipping Company known Courier Dispatch Service
Limited a division of Tran guard LTD.
 
Approximately, the details of the consignment includes your name, your
email address and the official document from
 
the United Nations office in Geneva and are all tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes.
 
However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this
consignment, I will advise you provide your
 
Name 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 and other details. Please note that this
 
consignment is supposed to have been returned to the British Govt
Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to
 
the delays inconcluding 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 "SECURED" email address which is (
mark.david1974@yahoo.com ) for quick processing and
 
response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk
boxes, I can get everything concluded within 3-6
 
hours 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
 
shipment is because I want us to transact this business and share the
money together in the trunk boxes since the
 
consignment has not yet been returned to the British Govt Treasury
Department after being abandoned by the shipper,
 
so immediately the confirmation is made,Both of us will take care of
the boxes to be moved out of this Airport.
 
Once we are through with this process, I will deploy the services of a
secured shipping Company geared towards
 
providing the security it needs to your doorstep. Or I can bring it by
myself to avoid any more trouble. But I will
 
share it 70%/30% with you. But you have to assure me of my 30% share.
 
Below are my direct E-mail as I wait to hear from you urgently if you
are still alive and able.
 
Mr.Mark David
Assistance Inspection Director
Heathrow Airport west London,England
Heathrow London, HA90045, England (HAL)
 
Reply to this private Email: mark.david1974@yahoo.com.

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