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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: aicplsalees@kappa.net.in
Reply-To: martinsadamss75@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 07:26:52 +0530
Subject: Re: In Respect Of Your Consignments ...

From: Mr. Martin Adams
Director Inspection Unit
Hear Field International
Airport, London United Kingdom
Regional Division Shipment

Dear Owner,

I am Mr. Martin Adams, Head Officer-in-London, and Administrative Service
Inspection Unit in Heathrow Airport, London . During our investigation, I
discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from Nigeria which was
transferred from Gatwick International Airport to our facility here in
London.

The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly
declared by the consignee, rather it was declared as personal effect, and
classified documents was not provided to either avoid diversion by the
Shipping Agent or confiscation by the relevant authorities. The diplomat's
inability to pay for Non Inspection fees among other things are the reason
why the consignment is delayed and abandoned, and they are still left in
the airport storage facility till today. The Consignments like I said are
two metal trunk boxes weighing about 65kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x
H156 x D73 (cm) effective capacity: 680 L) Approximately.

The details of the consignment including your name and email on the
official document from United Nations. As it stands now, you have to
reconfirm your full name, Phone Number, full address so I can present it
to The Airport Authorities. It is now left to you to decide if you still
need the consignments or allow us repatriate it back to Africa (place of
origin).


Like I stated to you that, the shipper abandoned it and ran away most
importantly because he gave a false declaration, he could not pay for the
yellow tag, he could not secure a valid non inspection document(s), etc. I
am ready to assist you in any way I can for you to get back this packages
provided you will also give me something out of it (financial
gratification). You can either come in person, or you engage the services
of a secure shipping/delivery Company/agent that will provide the
necessary security that is required to deliver the package to your
doorstep or the destination of your choice. I need the entire guarantee
that I can get from you before I can get involved in this project.

Right now I want to ensure that the consignments is send to you because of
what scammers have done to so many people around the globe especially
those groups of impostors from West Africa and that why I don't want the
consignment to be repatriating back to Africa. So do get
back to me if you are interesting in receive your consignments.

Best Regards,
Mr. Martin Adams
Head Officer-in-London
Administrative Service Inspection Unit:: Kindly reply to my personal
e-mail for further communication ( martinsadamss75@outlook.com )


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