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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: Mike Pompeo <mikepofficials@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mike Pompeo <mikeppofficials@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 07:47:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ABOUT YOUR CONSIGNMENT


Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Queens New York, 11430 United States
Help Line 1 917-631-7521



Hello Friend

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 cost me my job, so I need somebody that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you. I am Mike Pompeo, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and supervisor of luggage/baggage storage facilities here at the John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens New York during my search for undelivered parcels, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from the Benin Republic and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a sealed luggage and was abandoned because its Contents 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 the United States Non Inspection Charges that has accumulated to $3,800 US Dollars. On my assumption the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the
John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens New York 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 luggage.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment as the director of the Intelligence Agency, I will advice you to provide your full valid information as Below:

FULL VALID ID NAME: 
CURRENT ADDRESS:
CELL PHONE NUMBER: 
OCCUPATION: 
COUNTRY:
CITY:
NEAREST AIRPORT:

To enable me cross check if that 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 long delay 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 advice you to send the required details to my phone upgrade email address for quick processing and response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the luggage, I can get everything concluded within 48-hrs 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 70% for you and 30% 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 accumulated United States Non Inspection Fee of $3,800 dollars and arrange for the consignment to move to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble but you have to assure me of my 30% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently on 1 917-631-7521 if you are still alive and I will appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential. 

Thanks and be strong.

Michael Richard Pompeo
Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Help Line 1 917-631-7521

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