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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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Fraud email example:

From: Paul Holstein <"photostudio-moe."@festa.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Paul Holstein <pholstein02@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:47:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Day

Good Day

I am Paul Holstein Head of Inspection Unit at John F. Kennedy International Airport New York.

During our investigation, I discovered abandoned shipments through a Diplomat from Africa which was transferred from Atlanta, Georgia Airport to our facility here at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and when we scanned it,it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 110kg each.

The consignments were abandoned because the Content were not properly declared by the consignee as money rather they were declared as personal Effect/classified documents to either avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent or confiscation by the relevant authorities. The diplomat's inability to pay For Non Inspection fees among other things are the reason why the consignments were delayed and abandoned.

By my assessment, each of the boxes contains about $4MILLION 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 110kg 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 the' office where the shipment were tagged as prsonal effects/classified document is still available with us. As it stands now, you have to reconfirm your, Full name, Phone Number, full address so I can cross-check and see if it corresponds with the one on the official documents. It is now left to you to decide if you still need the consignments or allow us repatriate it back to the place of origin as we were instructed.

Like I did say earlier, the shipper abandoned them and ran away most importantly because he gave a false declaration, he could not pay for the yellow tag, he could not secure a valid non inspection document(s) etc. I am ready to assist you in any way I can for you to get back this packages provided you will also give me something out of it (financial gratification). You can either come in person, or I will 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 the entire guarantee that I can get from you before I can get involved in this project.Get back to me through my private email ( pholstein02@gmail.com )

Best Regards,

Mr. Paul Holstein
INSPECTION OFFICER
Port Code: 4701
John F. Kennedy International Airport

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