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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: JAMES SHAWN <babaelucy@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dejameshawley555@gmail.com
Date: 22 Oct 2016 17:26:01 -0300
Subject: ABANDONED PACKAGE


Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation)
Harrisburg International Airport Pennsylvania
One Terminal Drive, Middletown.

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 cause me my job, so I need
somebody that I can trust for me

to be able to reveal the secret to you.

I am Mr. James shawn, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities
(Operations, Maintenance,

Transportation) here at the Harrisburg International Airport,
Pennsylvania USA. During my

recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage
Vault, I discovered an

abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from London 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 Charges

which is $3,700USD. On my assumption the consignment is still
left in our Storage House

here at the Harrisburg International Airport Pennsylvania till
date. The details of the

consignment including your name, your email address and the
official documents from the

United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of
this consignment as the

assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will advise you
provide your current Phone

Number and Full Address, to enable me cross check if it
corresponds with the address on the

official documents including the name of nearest Airport around
your city. Please note that

this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United
States Treasury Department

as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the
clearance processes so as a

result of this, I will not be able to receive your details on my
official email account. So

in order words to enable me cross check your details, I will
advise you send the required

details to my private email address for quick processing and
response.
Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I
can get everything concluded

within 48hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address
for delivery.

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 70% for you and 30% for me since the consignment has
not yet been returned to the

United States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the
diplomat so immediately the

confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the United
States Non Inspection Fee of

$3,700 dollars 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
30% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I
will appreciate if we can

keep this deal confidential. Please get back to me via my private
Email:

(dejameshawley555@gmail.comm) for further directives

Thanks you.

James Shawn
Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation)
Harrisburg International Airport Pennsylvania

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