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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: John Park <jopark7713@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 21:33:14 +0200
Subject: Good day!

Good day! I am contacting you regarding a special cargo that has been abandoned here at our warehouse for over a period of 1 year and when scanned, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in it. From my findings, the cargo originated from Europe and what they declared to my office as the contents is Sensitive Photographic Film Materials. The content was not declared as money by the consignor in order to avoid diversion by the shipping agent, and also failure to pay the Special Cargo Non-Inspection Fee. The 2 sealed trunk boxes contain £6 Million Great British Pounds Sterling (Six Million Great British Pounds). The boxes are sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine, the two Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 22.5 kg each. Most abandoned luggage's are confiscated by the Government if not claimed within eight (6) months. In my private search for a reliable person, my proposal now is to present you as the recipient of the cargo since the shipper has abandoned it wh! ich is a possibility due to the fact it has been abandoned for a period whereby a new beneficiary can be presented to the clearance department for claim and also my position at this shipping service. I will provide all necessary documents in your name which shall legally prove and officially authenticate your details as the beneficiary of the cargo, I will also arrange for the cargo to be delivered to your address. So I want you to assure me that if this box containing the money is being delivered to you in your country that you are going to be trustworthy to keep the money till when I will come to your country to meet you face to face and collect the money back from you. I want to let you know that I have made solid arrangements with a security company and they have promised to deliver the money box through diplomatic method to any of my choosing destination smoothly, I have decide to compensate you with 40% of the total money once after the money is delivered to you. One important am making to you is not to discuss this matter to a third party, if you do not want to be party to this business please delete this letter from your email box to avoid any leakage of this in! formation. You can reach me directly on my tel: +44 7937025283 and my email address; parkjohn.sb@qq.com Regards, John Park Cargo Operations Manager Aberdeen International Airport Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland AB21 7DU. UK Tel: +44 7937025283

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