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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: "Mrs Joy Alamata." <tedrikeman45@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs Joy Alamata." <Morganrex54@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 02:32:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOOD DAY,REPLY ASAP


Cargo Unit:John F. Kennedy International Airport
Address: Queens, NY 11430, USA
Code: JFK

Direct Telephone :  (914) 42004460 

ATTENTION: Final Notice of Your Package In view of your inability to receive your package with registration #: CT8100AF from National UK Lottery London united kingdom/ 

west African United nation payment Compensation and Inheritance payment Board originally scheduled to be delivered to you by an agency, TNT Logistics  delivery 

Diplomatic service (T.N.T)

This package in a Golden metal box valued $3.5Million USD (Three million Five hundred thousand dollars) mistakenly  arrived at John F. Kennedy International 

Airport,NYC terminal 1 via  Delta Airline flight no.BA297 from Heathrow airport London sometime ago. The package with registration no,#: CT8100AF has been cleared by 

the USA customs and is
100% legitimate.

The agency, attached to the airport, city express delivery (c.e.d)that is conveying your consignment trunk box have just return the package to our storage facility at 

the John F. Kennedy International Airport, due to incomplete address.

Please reconfirm these information's Bellow;

1. Your Full Name: .................
2. Your current address: ..........
3. Your phone number: ..............
4. Nearest airport to your location.........
5. Your Occupation: ...............

Therefore, I am writing to inform you that the days of grace has elapsed and they shall begin to charge the daily storage fee which will enable the diplomat to clear 

your package and proceed finally to your address
today.

Your Urgent Attention to this letter will determine the delivery of your package today, your  package will be delivered within hours to your home address and  this 

notice is our last recovery notice to you as our department will be compelled to shortlist your package as an unclaimed consignment if you did not comply within 72 

hours of this notice.

Please call Or Text The Diplomat Agent Right now MR Morgan Rex UN AGENT, on (914) 42004460
you are replying direct to Agent Morgan Rex

Best regards,
Mrs Joy Alamata.
UN CHIEF ON PAYMENT MATTERS
West African regional office
you are replying direct to Agent Morgan Rex

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