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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: "Thompson Perry" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thompson.perry26@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 02:24:25 -1000
Subject: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery



Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)
Harrisburg International Airport Pennsylvania
One Terminal Drive, Middletown,
PA 17057, Pennsylvania USA

Hello Good Friend

Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

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

I am Mr. Thompson Perry, 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 film materials to avoid diversion by the shipping
agent and also the Diplomat inability to pay for 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.

Provide your name, phone number and full home address, to cross check
if it corresponds with the name and address on the consignment
including the name of nearest airport around your city and other
details. You can send the required details to me by email for onward
delivery. All communication must be held extremely confidential. I can
get everything concluded within 48hours upon your acceptance and
proceed to your address for delivery if you assure me of sharing the
content 30% for me / 70% with you on my arrival to your house.


I want to transact this business with you and share the money, since
the diplomat has abandoned it and disappeared because of the fear of
being arrested by the authorities. I will pay for the Non inspection
fee and arrange for the box to be moved out of this airport to your
address by myself. But I will share it 30%/70% with you. Make sure
Respond to me via my direct EMAIL: thompson.perry26@yahoo.com

Below is my direct telephone number. Call me as soon as you receive
this mail and send me all the requested information to my email and i
assure you that this is legal and 100% risk free.


NOTE: If You Receive This Message In Your Junk Or Spam It's Due To Your
Internet Provider.

Thank you.
Thompson Perry
+1-717-547-9011

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