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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: "Sir Charles J. Colocino" <ecob43092@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Sir Charles J. Colocino" <charles_colocino@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 17:52:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) New York (USA)...

I am Sir Charles Colocino, a senior officer at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) New York.

I have contacted you regarding an abandoned diplomatic consignment box and the x-ray scan report box revealed some US dollar bill in it which could be approximately
12.5Million dollars and the official paper of the box indicates your contact details. To confirm you as the authentic beneficiary and also for security Purpose, do send me your full information for crossed checking  of your details with the information stated in the office.

YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
YOUR HOME/MOBILE TEL NUMBER:
NEAREST AIRPORT:

For your information, the box was abandoned by the diplomat agent who was on transit to your city because he was not able to pay the (JFK) clearance fee of 3,800 dollars. I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned consignment box so that we can transact this as a deal and share the total money 70% for you and 30% for me. As soon as I get the requested detail from you for verification.

I will proceed and pay the clearance fee and make arrangement for the box to be delivered to you which can be concluded within 4-6 hours after confirmation is made and upon your acceptance and willingness to co-operate. All communication must be held extremely confidential to ensure a successful delivery.

Kindly send your details to by clicking reply. I will give you a call after my confirmation.
Sincerely
Sir Charles J. Colocino.

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