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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.Jeff M. Ellison" <"www."@lagoon.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Jeff M. Ellison" <dhl_courier_company_limited@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 01:03:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONTACT THE DIPLOMATIC AGENT NOW WITH YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS.

DHL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED
San Francisco International Airport
Terminal Access Road, San Francisco,
California, CA, 94128, USA. Airport Code: SFO
Operating Hours:Mon – Fri: 8:30am - 8:00pm

Subject: CONTACT THE DIPLOMATIC AGENT NOW WITH YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS.

ATTENTION: YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED.

Please, you are officially informed today that the Federal Government of this country has finally released your inheritance/contract payment of $18.5 Million United States Dollars and it has been packaged out for delivery with the help of US AMBASSADOR to New York which acts as your foreign representative here in New York

In addition, every necessary arrangement has been made and delegated successfully with the United Nation diplomatic Agent (MRS.NADINE G.COTTON) and every Documents guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advice to confirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now as she is currently at (JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT New York ) with your consignment box, because she called me this morning to inform me that she misplaced your delivery address.

So you are advised to confirm your full delivery information to the diplomat as to have easy conversation with her and to enable you give her the full direction to get your package delivered and hand it over to you safely and sound, you are advice to be very fast as the diplomatic Agent (MRS.NADINE G.COTTON) has no time to waste because his flight ticket will be expiring within few days.

Do contact the diplomatic agent with the email below with the information's required.

Contact Person: Diplomat MRS.NADINE G.COTTON
EMAIL:nadinecotto_un_diplomaticagent@protonmail.com
TELL: +1(347) 990-2496 TEXT OR CALL HER

Here is the Information you are required to reconfirm to the Agent.

FULL NAME===============
ADDRESS: ===============
TELL:===============
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT: =====
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION: =====

Most importantly, she is now at (JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) and due to the Searching and Scanning of the consignment she misplaced your address and all your contact information. So contact her to deliver your package right away and also get back to us immediately you contact the Agent to insure that your fund is getting to you without any hitch,

Furthermore, remember the Agent delivering the Consignment does not know that the consignment contained money because the AMBASSADOR who is your representative here registered it as a family valuable article to avoid inspection during the delivery, so unknown circumstances should you let her know the content of that consignment to avoid him from running away with your funds or having any other irrelevant issue, as your Consignment was sign and stamp by US EMBASSY here in NEW YORK to ensure that it is protected until it arrives your address.

Best Regards
Mr.Jeff M. Ellison
Director From DHL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED
TELL:+1(628) 214-1180
Email:dhl_courier_company_limited@yahoo.com


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