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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: " DIPLOMAT BRAD GOODMAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bradgooman@diplomats.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 14:34:51 +0100
Subject: I HAVE ARRIVED

 
Hello
 
 
I am Diplomatic Brad Goodman, an international licensed diplomatic and accredited delivery agent of reputable Courier companies in the globe.  I, arrived George Bush Intercontinental Airport situated at 2800 N Terminal Rd, Houston, TX 77032, United States few hours ago from Lagos Nigeria to deliver two consignment boxes containing the total sum of US$2,000.000.00 [ Two million USD] to you as instructed by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) liaison office in Lagos Nigeria as restitution amount.
 
 
 
At my arrival at the above mentioned airport here in United States of America, I encountered an ugly situation that is capable of truncating the delivery of the aforementioned amount to you if not urgently addressed. The security operatives at the Airport here demanded for 100% inspection of the boxes to ascertain the true content of the boxes given the ‘Strictly for the consumption of the recipient and highly restrictive to unauthorized persons / parties’ inscription on the boxes.
 
 
In view of their demand, I insisted on non-inspection of the boxes to avoid violating my agreement with ECOWAS the authorities that contracted me to deliver the fund as contained in the boxes to you and also to prevent the fiscal / raw cash in the boxes being discovered which will alarm the authorities here and complicate issues and after a brief indoor meeting between the security officials, I was told to obtain a NON inspection tag with United States emblem with the sum of US$215 [ Two hundred and fifteen USD] to place on the boxes as the only option for the boxes to bypass 100% security inspection.
 
 
 
I, pleaded for this to be waived off so that the boxes could be released to me to proceed with my delivery mission insisting that the boxes contained lawful / legal items as evidence in the documents I tendered but my plea went to deaf ears as one of the good spirited officers advised me to make urgent arrangement to obtain the NON inspection tag and have it place on the boxes for me to be let off with them to proceed with my mission rather than waste my time pleading.
 
 
In view of this, make the US$215 United States  NON-inspection tax / tag amount available to me through ECOWAS liaison officer in Lagos Nigeria whom I have informed officially about the situation here using Western Union or Money Gram international Money transfer agency given the urgent need for it with his personal information as:
 
 
Receivers name------ DIKKO A. MAHA
Destination --- Lagos /Nigeria
Text question ----------- Urgent
Answer--------------Noted
Amount----------- US$215.
 
 
 
As given above is his information, he will receive the tag fee and remit it to me through my master card account for me to withdraw it here using my international master card to pay for the tag since I am not qualified to receive money here through Money Gram or Western Union as a nonresident.
 
 
 
To avoid losing the tag fee to criminals who hack into unsuspecting individuals email accounts without their knowledge, call me or send an sms to me on [757-506-7101] with the information to confirm the US$215 for me to forward it to Mr. Dikko to pick it up immediately and remit it to me and also re-confirm to me your delivery address, the nearest airport to you where I will be expected to land from George Bush Intercontinental Airport once am done with the authorities here as regards the non-inspection tag and pick a taxi to your address or wait for you to pick me up, your direct contact telephone line to enhance our communication subject to my arrival and a scan means of identification of your person to receive the boxes with from me. However, if you are not comfortable sending the Tag fee to Mr. Dikko in Nigeria, it could be sent to the authorities here using their directives.
 
 
 
 
Diplomat Brad Goodman
Tel: +1757-506-7101
Email: bradgoodman@diplomats.com

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