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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: "Mr.Williams Juma" <admin@astra-prestige.ru>
Reply-To: officemai774@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 16:45:55 -0800
Subject: Hello Friend, Re: Your Package for Delivery



Interim Head of Luggage/Baggage (Operations,Maintenance,Transportation) Mid=
land International Airport Midland County, Texas, USA Hello Friend Re: Your=
Package for Delivery I have very vital information to give to you, but fir=
st 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 th=
e secret to you. I am Mr.Williams Juma, Head of luggage/baggage storage fac=
ilities (Operations) here at Midland International Airport USA, During my r=
ecent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discov=
ered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Africa and when scanned it =
revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approxim=
ately 110kg. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the cons=
ignment was not properly declared by the consignee as =201CMONEY=201D rathe=
r it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the in=
ability 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 Vault here at the Midland International air port till date, the det=
ails of the consignment including your name, your email address and the off=
icial 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 Interim Head of Luggage/Baggage Unit, I will advi=
se you provide your current Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cro=
ss check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents tagge=
d. Note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the Unit=
ed States Treasury Department OR to its country of origin as unclaimed deli=
very, I will not be able to receive your details on my official email accou=
nt. 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 process=
ing and response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk b=
ox, 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 c=
onsignment is because I want us to transact this business and share the mon=
ey 70% for you and 30% for me since the consignment have not yet been retur=
n to the United States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the dip=
lomat 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 a=
ny more trouble but you have to assure me of my 30% share. I wait to hear f=
rom you urgently if you are still alive and I will appreciate if we can kee=
p this deal confidential. Please get back to me via my private Email (offic=
emai774@gmail.com) for further directives: Thank you. Williams Juma Interim=
Head of Luggage/Baggage (Operations,Maintenance,Transportation) Midland In=
ternational Airport Midland County, Texas, USA

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