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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.Christopher A Wray" <fbifinalnoticee@gmail.com>
Reply-To: christopherwray00@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 01:29:53 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: Attn: Dear Consignment Owner.......Read Carefully.




Attn: Dear Consignment Owner.......Read Carefully.

I, Mr.Christopher A Wray, is hereby announcing to you For the Last time
that your consignment box worth $10.700.000.00usd received at Oakland
airport since year 2016 from Republic of Senegal government authorities
and Every necessary fees/charges has been paid by senders except
$388.00.00 for CCC custom clearance certificate but a Lady Mrs. Jane
Frederick came forward and claimed you sent her to claim your
$10,700,000.00 because you are died in a year 2016 during the affected
Disease spread in your country, is it true that you dead?

Did you order her to pay for Custom Clearance Certificate (CCC) to claim
your fund consignment box? Also be informed that we came to an agreement
with the U.S Custom Authority at Oakland Int'l Airport CA that you will
send $388.00.00 latest tomorrow morning.

This is to bring to your notice that we have just been informed through
secrete source that the U.S Custom Authority at Oakland International
Airport CA are making arrangement to have your contract fund wired into
the Bank account of Mrs. Jane Frederick, the lady that contacted them,
earlier and presented some documentations evidencing your claim purported
to have being signed personally by you for the release of your contract
fund to her, since you have chose to ignore their messages and refuse to
pay the required $388.00 for Custom Clearance Certificate charges as
imposed, despite the advise we gave to you.

I want to personally assure you once again that you will have every course
to smile and be happy upon conclusion of this project, as we will continue
monitoring all your services with them at all level as well as your
correspondence, until you have received your Metal Trunk Box accordingly.
As a LEGAL OWNER, we are here to protect your interest and that is the
reason why we are doing all we can to make sure all goes well, this is a
huge amount of money which we don't wish for you to lose.

We understand that the imposed fee might be too much for you to pay so to
further make things easier for you, we have discussed with the U.S Custom
Authority at Oakland International Airport CA. pleaded on your behalf for
them to give you the grace of sending half of the charges $194 for now
after which the Diplomatic Agent makes the delivery of your consignment
trunk boxes to you then once you receive your fund, you can then pay the
balance of $194, All we want you to do right now is to send the half of
the money with the name listed below so we can forward it to Republic of
Senegal Customs authority to help us obtail the Custom Clearance
Certificate and the diplomat will make the delivery to your home address
tomorrow morning by 9:00 AM

Receiver's Data / information:

Receivers Name: :Tony Larry
Country:: Republic of Senegal
City : :Dakar
Text Question: :IN GOD
Answer: : WE TRUST
Amount: :$194
Sender s Name...MTCN#...

Description of Consignment box to be delivered:

Type:......CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX

Size:....../ 2:1 CM.
Weight:...5.6KG.
Color:.....BROWN BOX
Registration NO: #98952457
Serial #1256784315
Pin number…*****

Contact us right away and let me know when you send half of the charges as
we discussed with them to enable them route your fund to you with immediate
effect. This is a life time opportunity and we will advise you take
advantage of it, before it is too late to do so.

God bless you!
My Contact Email ( christopherwray00@gmail.com )
Thanks.
Yours in service.

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