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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: "Phillip Green" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <i.d.f.r.unit@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 04:01:57 -0800
Subject: Re.Urgent.

Cargo Unit:JFK International Airport
Airport code: ORD 10000 JFK,NY 60666:USA,
Email:(i.d.f.r.unit@gmail.com)

ATTENTION:

GOOD MORNING

Final Notice of Your Package In view of your inability to
receive your package with registration #: CT8100AF from
National UK Lottery London united kingdom, originally
scheduled to be delivered to you by an agency, city express
delivery (c.e.d).

This package in a golden metal box valued ($8,316,000 USD)
(Eight million three hundred and sixteen thousand dollars)
mistakenly arrived at JFK International Airport terminal 5
via British airways flight no.BA297 from Heathrow airport
London sometime ago. The package with registration no,#:
CT8100AF has been cleared by the USA customs and is 100%
legitimate.

The agency, attached to the airport, city express delivery
(c.e.d) who delivered your package to your address have just
return the package to our
storage facility at the JFK Airport, due to incomplete
address.Please reconfirm these information's;

1. Your Full Name; .....
2. Your current address; ..........
3. Your phone number; ..............
4. Nearest airport to your location.........
5. Your passport id; ............

Therefore, I am writing to inform you that the days of grace
has elapsed and we shall begin to charge the daily storage
fee of $184.00 usd only, and the fee will be direct to
united
nation head office Benin Republic. Please Em ail: Norman
Collins UN AGENT, he will email you the name to wire the
money
to united nations head office Cotonou Benin Republic.
Extension 21 terminal 5,contact Email
address:(norman.collins.un@gmail.com) to release this
package
directly to you.

Note that this notice serves as our last recovery notice to
you as our department will be compelled to shortlist your
package as an unclaimed consignment, and maybe forfeited.
Note: Delivery of your package from the airport to your
residential address is free.

Best regards,

Phillip Green
United Nations Agent.
World Wild.

STORAGE OFFICER Terminal 5 Extension 11

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