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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: "DAVID EDWARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yourconsignment2016@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:45:25 -0600
Subject: Cash Delivery Call the Diplomat Now Code 1010

UN BUILDING:
United Nations Information Center
Accra Ghana
PHONE +233231850402

SUBJECT: YOUR CONSIGNMENT IN LONDON

I am MR .David EDWARD, Chairman United Nations Foreign Payment Reconciliation Committee. Sequel to the secretive arrangement in regards of the shipment of your

inheritance fund valued at US$10.5million that belong to you, I wish to inform you that all necessary moralities have been automatically concluded and the fund have

left Ghana to LONDON for your collection/claim with Express Cargo Flight with United Presidential Diplomatic Courier Services office in LONDON. Note carefully that the

content of the boxes are "MONEY" but I did not disclose it to the Courier Services as Money, rather I informed them that the box contain Vital "DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS"

belonging to my client (that is you). Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 160kg but I have managed to pay for the shipment form here to LONDON which cost

£300 .00. On no account should you disclose the content of the box with the Diplomatic Courier Services for fear of betrayal. So do not allow them to know that the

content is money.

In the meantime, you are advised to contact the United Presidential Diplomatic Courier Services, in person of MR. JAMES EDGAR on his office PHONE NUMBER:+447839124106

E- mail:(jimedgar@deliveryman.com) tomorrow to know the actual situation with the consignment and also give them your information they needed to prove yourself as the

owner of the consignment then give them the date of your arrival to LONDON to pick up the consignment from them. You should get back to me as soon as possible so that

I can give you the shipment document, also you can arrange with them for delivery to your address. Why I did not instruct them to deliver to your country is to avoid

mistake while delivering please do get back to me as soon as you call LONDON and confirmed that your cargo has arrived to LONDON, so as to send the document to you

without any delay for you to move to LONDON and also I will send the two {2keys} to the box to you. Meanwhile, I will be coming over to your country immediately the

consignment arrives in your home/bank for the share. Please inform me if you got this message, that you have received it and also endeavor to send to me your current

home or office address where I will be coming to meet you. Attached is the scan picture of the money before it left for your perusal. Congrats and remain blessed.

Best regards

DAVID EDWARD MR.
PHONE +233231850402
E-MAIL yourconsignment2016@gmail.com

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