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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: LUCY TAMLYN <kee6james@tim.it>
Reply-To: soutwestairlinescargo0@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 03:22:03 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO BENIN REPUBLIC

Lucy Tamlyn.jpgSeal of the United States Department of State.svg
FROM THE DESK OF LUCY TAMLYN
UNITED STATES Extraordinary AMBASSADOR TO BENIN REPUBLIC
20 EMBASSY SUIT COTONOU, REPUBLIC DU BENIN.11 GARIKA ROAD COTONOU REPUBLIC DU
BENIN .

Attn Dear Beneficial:

This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have
thoroughly completed an Investigated with the help of our Intelligence
Monitoring Network System And Homeland Security that you are having an illegal
transaction with Impostors claiming to be Central Bank, DHL Express and some
impostors claiming to be the Department of Fedex courier company,Western Union
or Money Gram. During our Investigation, it came to our notice that the reason
why you have not received your payment is because you are dealing with
criminals and pretenders and also have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation
given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment.

please reply him with this ( soutwestairlinescargo0@hotmail.com )

So therefore, After the meeting with Benin Rep President and Africa Government
Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to
your problem by coordinating your payment in the total amount of
US$50,000,000.00 compensation of scam victims and all the money you spend in
the hand of impostors in Africa So government has issue us your international
bank check that value 50 million dollars on your behalf and we HAVE SEND THE
CHECK T0 0UR PARTNER BANK Bank East Asia bank IN NEW Y0RK CITY UNITED STATE T0
SEND THE FUND T0 Y0U

The Director of Bank East Asia bank here 120 Broadway ,New York, NY, United
States Mr Greg Williams told me that before the check will get to you that it
will expire and he also advice me that because of the amount in the check that
your bank will not cleared the check. So i told the director of the of the Bank
East Asia bank to cash FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS and he cash it and register it in
cash with S0UTH WEST AIRLINE CARG0 SHIPPING COMPANY all the necessary
arrangement of delivering your $50 MILLION DOLLARS in cash was made withS0UTH
WEST AIRLINE CARG0 SHIPPING COMPANY.And there need to deliver your package to
you. In fact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing
goes normally.As for our agreement with the S0UTH WEST AIRLINE CARG0 SHIPPING
COMPANY they promised that your package will leave this New York tomorrow
morning,But the Director of theS0UTH WEST AIRLINE CARG0 SHIPPING COMPANY said
that they need you to reconfirm your contacts information to them to able them
meetup with you immediately the Agent arrived to your City .
Since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been involved in this
transaction,You are now to be rest assured that this transaction is legitimate
and completely risk-free as it is our duty to Protect and Serve citizens of our
Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address bellow.
ATTN: DR.TING XU
TEl: +1 646 918 1100
EMAIL: ( soutwestairlinescargo0@hotmail.com )

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately
they arrived in your city with your fund.This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE ; Refer to attachments .
6.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT
please reply him with this ( soutwestairlinescargo0@hotmail.com )

Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general of S0UTH
WEST AIRLINE CARG0 SHIPPING COMPANY TING XU with the address given to you.The
S0UTH WEST AIRLINE CARG0 SHIPPING COMPANY don't know the contents of the Boxes.
They did not know the contents. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.I
am waiting for your urgent response.and please do not inform the company the
content of the package because we register the fund as the church/family
treasure and S0UTH WEST AIRLINE CARG0 SHIPPING COMPANY is the best America
company here in New York city contact them now .I am waiting for your urgent
response. You can even call the Director of S0UTH WEST AIRLINE CARG0 SHIPPING
COMPANY with this line: +1 646 918 1100 . I await your urgent response.and
please keep this secret because we don't need you to tell any one this for
security purposes

Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostor or office claiming to be
in possession of your FUND , you are advised only to be in contact with DR.TING
XU who is the rightful person you are suppose to deal with in regards of your
C0MPENSATI0N PAYMENT and forward any email you get from any impostors to this
office so we could act upon and commence investigation.

Thanks And God Bless you
FROM THE DESK OF LUCY TAMLYN
please reply him with this ( soutwestairlinescargo0@hotmail.com )

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