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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: "Mr.Oliver Paul Dominic" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oliverdominic185@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 22:00:37 +0700
Subject: ABANDONED CONSIGNMENT AT OUR STORAGE FACILITY.....?

Oliver Paul Dominic
Head of Inspection Unit
Atlantic City International Airport
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
United States Of America
 
Hello,
I am Mr Oliver Paul Dominic, Head of Inspection Unit in Atlantic City International Airport, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from United Kingdom which was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility here in Egg Harbor Township,
and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in two Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 130kg.
The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as
personal effect/classified document 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.
By my assessment, each of the boxes contains about $4Million or more. 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 name and address of the shipper and name and address of the beneficiary. I have tried to trace the address of the beneficiary in New york but met an empty property placed on sale by real estate agent, when contacted the agent he said the name was not known by him.
As it stands now,
As I did say again, 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. As it stands now i want us to strike a deal, I will change the destination tag on the consignment to your name and address and and also change the destination address in our manifest to match with your name and address.
Once this is done i will give you the storage code and an email address of whom you will contact requesting for delivery of your consignment to your home.  once you have placed a request i will be contacted at the storage to check the availability of the consignment at our storage.
Then 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 you will not betray me and we will share the funds 50/50 upon delivery to your home i will come directly during my off period and meet with you.
Please reply this email strictly at oliverdominic185@gmail.com
 
Best Regards,
Oliver Paul Dominic
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit
E-mail:oliverdominic185@gmail.com

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