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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: Kevin Bryner <ofifficess1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kevinbryner00x2015@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 06:58:07 +0000
Subject: Re:Business Partner


Charlotte Douglas International
Airport 5601 Wilkinson
Blvd Charlotte,NC,
INSPECTION UNIT.
Email: kevinbryner00x2015@hotmail.com
Phone # 317 561 1107.



I have very vital information, but first I must have your trust before
I review it to you because it may cause me my job, so I need somebody
that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you.

I am Mr. Kevin Bryner, Chief Inspection Agent- United Nations
Inspection Unit at Charlotte Douglas International Airport North
Carolina USA, working hand in hand with Department of Homeland
Security and U.S Customs and Border Protection. During our
investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from
Africa and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a
metal trunk box weighing approximately 25kg each. The consignment was
abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the
consignee as money rather it was declared as film materials to avoid
diversion by the shipping agent and also the Diplomat inability to pay
for Non Inspection Fees.

On my assumption, the boxes will contain about $4Million USD and the
consignment is still left in the storage house till today, but as the
year is coming to and end you most act fast. The consignment are two
metal boxes with weight of about 25kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x
H156 x D73 (cm). Effective capacity: 110 LBS.). Approximately, the
details of the consignment including your name and address, the
official document from United Nation office are tagged on the Metal
Trunk box.

Provide your name, phone number and full home address, to cross check
if it corresponds with the name and address on the consignment
including the name of nearest airport around your city and other
details. You can send the required details to me by email for onward
delivery. All communication must be held extremely confidential text
only. I can get everything concluded within 48hours upon your
acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery if you assure me
of sharing the content 30% for me / 70% with you on my arrival to your
house.

I want to transact this business with you and share the money, since
the shipper has abandoned it and disappeared because of the fear of
being arrested by the authorities. I will pay for the Non inspection
fee and arrange for the box to be moved out of this airport to your
address by myself. But I will share it 30%/70% with you. I assure you
that this is legal and 100% risk free.

My dear, I want to also inform you that I have paid for the Non
inspection fee of $4,700 USD So the box is with the airport authority
now and also I have also made arrangement to move the box out of this
airport to your address today but there is a little delay here. I just
found out that the customs Tag is not on the consignment and without
the custom Tag...... I cannot move the box out to the departure section.

Therefore, we need to get the Tag right and it cost $280 Dollars and I
don’t have the $280 Dollars Due to after paying for the Non inspection
fee of $4,700.00 USD which I paid on Friday last week, So you will
assist me with the $280 Dollars So that I will get the Custom Tag to
enable them allowed me to move out from the airport by today if you
can send the payment today.Please i want you to assist me with the fee
$280 Dollars to enable get the tag So that I will proceed the delivery
today.


Mr.Kevin Bryner.
INSPECTION UNIT.




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