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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <michaelkamaujnr@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:35:20 +0100
Subject: Private mail

Interim Head of Inspection Luggage/Baggage
Honolulu International Airport
300 Rodgers Boulevard,
Honolulu, HI 96819, USA


Attention Please

Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

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

I am Mr.Micheal Kamau, Interim Head of Inspection Luggage/Baggage storage facilities (Operations) here at Honolulu International Airport USA, During my recent routine check of withheld package at the Airport Storage Vault, 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 110kg.

The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as “MONEY” rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection fee of $6,700. On my assumption the consignment is still left in our Storage Vault here at the Honolulu International airport till date.

I want us to work together and claim this box. i will present you as the owner of the box and request for the box to be released to you as the rightful owner. I will use my influence around the airport to ensure that the box is released to you as the owner and also prepare all the legal documents that will protect us from the law.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I want us to transact this business and share the money 50% for you and 50% for me since the consignment has not been returned to the United States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat, I will go ahead and prepare the documents in your name and make arrangement to pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee of $6,700 and arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble but you have to assure me of my 50% share.

I will appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential.

Please get back to me via my private Email michaelkamaujr1@gmail.com for further directives:


Thank you.
Micheal Kamau

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