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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: jfkinterairport <"www."@ninus.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: jfkinterairport <jfkinterairport@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 09:15:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM JFK AIRPORT ATTENTION PLEASE

ATTENTION PLEASE

This massage is from John F. Kennedy International Airport(JFK AIRPORT)

Address: Queens, NY 11430, USA,
Code: JFK,
Phone: +1 334 310-3192.

And this is to inform you that we have a consignment box that was seize by our HOME LAND SECURITY SERVICE AGENT (H.L.S.S.A)
From DHL Courier Service Company Benin Republic,
DHL International Benin,
Lot No. 23 Patte D'Oie,03 BP 2147,
Cotonou.

Because the deliverer do not have Homeland security service duty certificate and they were asked to pay $75usd
in-order to obtain it,but we latter find out that they are requesting more than that from the owners so we decided,to let
the package owners know the truth,so now all you need to do is to send the fee to their head office thru Money-Gram
or Western-Union to this info

RECEIVERS NAME:
COUNTRY:BENIN
CITY:COTONOU
AMOUNT:75$
#REFERENCE:?
SENDERS NAME:?

For the receivers name we will send it to once you email us and confirm to us that you're ready and agreed to make
the fee okay.OR you contact LUCI DEVAAH AT lucidevaah1@gmail.com
And once this fee is made do contact our service and let us know about it by sending us the payment slip.Then call
our office at JFK direct number at +1 334 310-3192,and then reconfirm your info to us, i mean details like

YOUR FULL NAME: ===========
YOUR COUNTRY: ===========
YOUR CITY: ===========
YOUR CURRENT HOME ADDRESS: =========
YOUR TELEPHONE/CELL PHONE NUMBER.======
YOUR AGE/OCCUPATION: =======
YOUR SEX:======

Then we will have it delivered to you at once okay.THANKS FROM
(JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NY)

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