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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: "UNITED NATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samltcommanderbase6@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 16:04:43 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION, BENEFICIARY YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS THE MATTER

Attn, Beneficiary

we wish to officially inform you that our international diplomatic
agent conveying the delivery of your consignment box valued the sum of
($10.5M US) misplaced your info on transit and he is currently stranded
right at your international airport with your consignment Box. We
required you reconfirm the following information's below so that your
consignment box will be brought to your Country of residence by the
Diplomat who would accompany you to your bank, if you want him to
deposit the funds on your name and submit all documentations that has
to do with the origin of the funds in other to exonerate you from any
form of investigations or interrogation and to authenticate the fact
that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs
or terrorism.

The Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake or error is
made and it should be forwarded in the manner stated below:
Your Full Name:...........................................
Your Complete Address: ...................................
Name of City of Residence: ....................................
Name of Closest Airport to your city of Residence...
Direct Telephone Number...

Please do make contact with the agent with the email below with the
info required so he can complete the trip contained your payment fund
today. Contact Person: Mr. Morgan Collins

E-mail:( samltcommanderbase6@gmail.com )

your urgent response is highly needed.

your sincerely

Mr George Smith
General Secretary,

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