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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: OFFICAL MASSAGE <x4@kakagi.ml>
Reply-To: <patrickgeorge430@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 13:45:07 +0700
Subject: Re:ATTENTION: Final Notice of Your Package


Cargo Unit: Tulsa International Airport

7777 E Apache St, Tulsa , OK 74115 , United States

Email: ( patrickgeorge430@yahoo.com.hk )

Telephone :+1 646 480 8760

Telephone:+1914 933 8007


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 255 to clear your consignment storage charge and

complete your delivery today.


Please call:MR Philip UN AGENT, on +1914 933 8007


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,

Patrick George

UN CHIEF ON PAYMENT MATTERS

West African regional office

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