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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: "John More" <test@usz.local >
Reply-To: johnmore3@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 06:43:46 -0300
Subject: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery


Mr.John More
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit
Dallas/Fort worth International Airport
Dallas Texas. United States
Attention:
=

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your tr=
ust before I reveal it to you because it may cost me my job, so I need some=
body that I can trust for me to be able to reveal the secret to you.
I am Mr. John Moore, Head Officer-in-Charge, And Administrative Service In=
spection Unit United Nations Inspection Agency in Dallas/Fort Worth Interna=
tional Airport Dallas Texas. During our investigation, I discovered an aban=
doned shipment through a Diplomat from United Kingdom and when scanned it r=
evealed an undisclosed sum of money in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approxi=
mately 130kg.The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not prop=
erly 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 pa=
y for Non Inspection charges which is $4,700USD by my assessment, each of t=
he boxes contains about $4M or more. They are still left in the airport sto=
rage 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 in=
cluding your name and email on the official document from United Nations' o=
ffice in London where the shipment was tagged as personal effects/classifie=
d document is still available with us.
However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this cons=
ignment I will advise you provide the information below
Full name:
Phone Number:
Full address:
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 wor=
ds to enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send the requir=
ed details to my private email address for quick processing and response. O=
nce I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get every=
thing concluded within 48 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your ad=
dress 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 tr=
ansact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since t=
he consignment has not yet been returned to the United States Treasury Depa=
rtment after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmatio=
n is made You can either come in person, or you engage the services of a s=
ecure shipping/delivery Company/agent that will provide the necessary secur=
ity that is required to deliver the package to your doorstep or the destina=
tion of your choice. I need all the guarantee that I can get from you befor=
e I can get involved in this project.
I wait to hear from you urgently and I will appreciate if we can keep this=
deal confidential. Please get back to me via my private Email:(johnmore3@y=
andex.com) for further directives.
=

Best Regards,
Mr.John More
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit
Dallas/Fort worth International Airport
Dallas Texas. United States

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