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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: "From: Maurice Brown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <earlspen@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 06:19:00 -0800
Subject: Confirmation required on package Reg. #: BA335493XXK and Code 801

From: Maurice Brown C/o Cargo Unit
JFK International Airport
New York USA
Dear Sir/Mam,

Confirmation required on package Reg. #: BA335493XXK and Code 801

This is to inform you of a sealed consignment/package that arrived and was deposited with the cargo unit of the JFK International Airport New York USA with Reg. #: BA335493XXK and Code 801 in your favor with your name and email address as the consignee's.However, we have not received any message or word from you to give proper directives and consent on delivery.

Presently we are confronted with challenge as Mr. Ian John Jackson, a black United Kingdom (UK) citizen and Mrs. Maryanne Walter from USA are requesting for the claim of your Consignment/package. The said consignment is valued at $2.2 Million on insurance yet the declaration on is stated as highly classified diplomatic documents.

This consignment/package has been deposited in our security vault for safe keeping by the United Nations Debt Re-conciliation Commission pending your contact to us for the release via a proper delivery to you at your preferred address.

Please confirm this information to us now because Mr. Ian John Jackson has presented an affidavit of claim in the respect of the consignment and has been seeking to pay us our delivery and handling charges for your consignment package to be released and delivered to his own address on your behalf. They have further requested for the security code to open the consignment which we do not have.

An urgent confirmation from you on this matter is very important. If this mail has come to you in error please report back to us.

Thank you.

Regards,
Maurice Brown
Asst. Manager

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