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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MR.DONALD SCHULTZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <schultzd2010@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 05:40:55 -0700
Subject: SUBJECT: YOUR ABANDONED CONSIGNMENT.

Inspection Director
Arkansas International Airport
4701 Memorial Dr, Blytheville,
AR 72315, United States.
Tel: +1 716-276-0624
Date: 09-29-2017

Hello: My Good Friend

Re: Your Abandoned Metal Trunk Box For Delivery

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must
have your trust before I review it to you because it may cause me
my job, so I need somebody that I can trust for me to be able to
review the secret to you.

I am Mr.Donald Schultz, head of luggage/baggage storage
facilities here at the Arkansas International Airport,Arkansas
USA. During my recent withheld package routine check at the
Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a
Diplomat from London and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed
sum of money in a metal trunk box. The consignment was abandoned
because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared
by the consignee as “MONEY” rather it was declared as personal
effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the
diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges
which is $3,700.00SD. On my assumption the consignment is still
left in our Storage House here at the International Airport
Arkansas till date. The details of the consignment including your
name, your email address and the official documents from the
United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of
this consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection
Unit, I will advise you provide your current Phone Number and
Full Address, to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the
address on the official documents including the name of nearest
Airport around your city. Please note that this consignment is
supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury
Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding
the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not be
able to receive your details on my official email account. So in
order words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise
you send the required details to my private email address for
quick processing and response. Once I confirm you as the actual
recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded within
48hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for
delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself
to contact you personally about this abandoned consignment is
because I want us to transact this business and share the money
80% for you and 20% for me since the consignment has not yet been
returned to the United States Treasury Department after being
abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmation is
made, I will go ahead and pay for the United States Non
Inspection Fee of $3,700.00 dollars and arrange for the box to be
delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid
any more trouble but you have to assure me of my 20% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I
will appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get
back to me via my private Email: (dschultz21@yahoo.com) for
further directives: You can call me on my telephone number: +1
716-276-0624 for verbal conversation. Please if am not available
to accept your call, please leave a voice message I'll get back
to you.

Thank you.

Mr. Donald Schultz
Inspection Director
Arkansas International Airport
4701 Memorial Dr, Blytheville,
AR 72315, United States

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