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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. Larry Johnson" <"Larry."@sirius.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Larry Johnson" <jimmyriopelle@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 06:59:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn:

Attn: CALL OR TEXT ME AT ONCE (707) 343-9506
I am Mr. Larry Johnson from the Office of Inspection Unit/United
Nations Agency in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Arizona
USA. During my recent routine check at the Airport Storage/vault on
withheld ATM CARD, I discovered an abandoned shipment that belongs to
you from a Diplomat from Africa, when scanned it in our airport
scanning machine it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in two Metal
Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 25kg each and some people are
coming after this ATM CARD to clam it in your name as your
representatives.

The ATM CARD was abandoned because the Contents was not properly
declared by the consignee as “MONEY” rather it was declared as
personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the
diplomat to pay for the ATM CARD Irrevocable Airport Release Permit
Sum of $195, when we scanned the ATM CARD and discovered large sum
of Million of US Dollars we withheld the ATM CARD and requested for
ATM CARD Irrevocable Airport Release Permit from the country of
origin Benin Republic, the diplomat could not wait and he returned
back to where he came from and we refused to return back the
ATM CARD where it came from since we have already received it here
in USA. On my assumption, each of the ATM CARD will contain more than US$15
Million to US$19.5 Million each and the ATM CARD is still left in
our Storage House here at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Arizona USA till date. The details of the ATM CARD including your
email, your email address and the official document from the United
Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes in your
favor.

Please note that this ATM CARD is supposed to have been returned to
the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the
delays in concluding the clearance processes and the unpaid sum of $84
to the ATM CARD country of origin Benin Republic for their
Government income revenue charges which can not be weaved or ignore by
US Government hence, you must pay the $84 to Benin Republic to enable
them grant us ATM CARD Irrevocable Airport Release Permit to
release your abandon ATM CARD and deliver it to you without any
further charges. The Benin Government is expecting you to pay the
above charge within 65hrs as you receive this mail today so that your
ATM CARD will not be confiscated and put into US Treasure as an
unclaimed ATM CARD. So in order words, I will advise you to send the required
fee.
Once I receive the Sum of $84 for the Government income revenue charges, I
can get everything concluded within 5-6 hours and our diplomatic agent
will deliver the two Metal Trunk Boxes successful to you. Note that
you are expected to pay only $84 to the ATM CARD Government income
revenue charges and you are to pay it to below information through
western union or money gram once you receive this mail:

Receiver's Name: ==== PAUL NNALOU
Location: ======= Cotonou Benin Republic
Test Question: ======= In God?
Answer: ======= We Trust
Amount: ======= $84
MTCN Reference Number
Sender’s name
Sender’s address
Sender’s telephone number

Send the above required amount to the above stated information for the
Government income revenue charges and forward the payment information
as soon as you make the payment and our diplomatic will be at your
house within 6hours in receipt of the payment.
I am online expecting the payment information immediately.

Mr. Larry Johnson
Office of Inspection Unit
Phoenix Sky H, AZ 85034, United States

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