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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.Jake Harrison" <hj76498@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Jake Harrison" <dw04335@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 21:13:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Your Abandoned Consignment



Mr.Jake Harrison
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit
Dallas/Fort worth International Airport
Dallas Texas. United States


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

I am Mr. Jake Harrison, Head Officer-in-Charge, And Administrative Service Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agency in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas Texas. During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from United Kingdom and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 130kg.The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly 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 pay for Non Inspection charges which is $4,700USD by my assessment, each of the boxes contains about $4M or more. They are still left in the airport storage 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 including your name and email on the official document from United Nations' office in London where the shipment was tagged as personal effects/classified document is still available with us.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment 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 words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send the required details to my private email address for quick processing and response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded within 48 hours 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 consignment is because I want us to transact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since the consignment has not yet been returned to the United States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmation is made You can either come in person, or you engage the services of a secure shipping/delivery Company/agent that will provide the necessary security that is required to deliver the package to your doorstep or the destination of your choice. I need all the guarantee that I can get from you before 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:(009tyy252@gmail.com) for further directives.



Best Regards,

Mr.Jake Harrison
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit
Dallas/Fort worth International Airport
Dallas Texas. United States

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