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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: "UNITED Dilopmatic Agent " <"www."@angel.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "UNITED Dilopmatic Agent " <dcaoffice9@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 21:37:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION MY DEAR OWNER OF THIS FILE,


ATTENTION MY DEAR OWNER OF THIS FILE,

I AM JOHN T MAXWELL Diplomat. I have been trying to reach you to inform you about my successful arrival in Dulles International Airport Washington DC. Address: Sterling, VA 20166 (USA), with your two boxes of consignment worth US$10.5 Million USA dollars which I have been instructed by UNITED NATION DIPLOMATIC COURIER COMPANY to deliver them to you but unfortunately to my arrival, The Airport authority demanded for all the legal backup proves of your fund as related to drugs according to the law enforcement order of the United States.

I have presented the papers and handed it over to them and they were very much pleased with the papers I presented, but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the Yellow Consignment Tag which i have to buy and tag it to the delivery boxes. I have asked the Customs Authority working herein the airport on how to get this Tag so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery successful but they said it will cost $95.00 Dollars only to get the TWO tags placed on the boxes to enable a hitch free delivery to your house successfully without anymore interference. Secondly, the customs authority also scanned the boxes and found out that the fund is 100% spendable and accepted by any bank in the whole world.

As I can not afford to spend more time here due to my delivery plans and schedules which i have to take care of in Austria. Here are the papers backing the funds together with my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank were you will deposit the fund successfully with these papers. I have I more vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy upon my arrival to your home according to our delivery rules.

Reconfirm the following information's below so that I can deliver your consignment box to your home in less than 18Hours of the day.
NAME: =======================================
ADDRESS: ====================================
MOBILE NO.:==================================
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT: ===============
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION: ==============

You can direct your PAYMENT to our Head Office in UNITED STATE so that we can get the tags for 18hours delivery to your provisional Home address; Here is our telephone contacts for further communication's

Office Cell no; +1(678) 573-9740 for text only call is not acceptable.

RECEIVER NAMES;STEPHEN ORONNA

COUNTRY; UNITED STATE.

Once you make the payment, send a scan copy of your slip receipt to enable me reach them with the payment details so they can obtain the Tag to enable me arrive into your resident home the next day.

N/B; Your Packaged Unlocking CODE is "RBOF20/17".

Urgent Response ASAP.

Thanks in advance.
Mr.JOHN T MAXWELL
Tel: +1(678) 573-9740 text only call call is not acceptable

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