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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: "DR JOHNSON KOSI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjohnsonkosi@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 14:32:27 -0800
Subject: Hello

Hello,
 
It has become unbelievable that I have spent almost Three (3) weeks in Nashville here, having completed deliveries to 6 other beneficiaries in your group but only you, just only you refused to receive your trunk as sent by the Nigerian government.
 
Do you think that this is all joke? Do you think that I left my country to here just to see America? Do you want your trunk of cash to be seized by the US authorities? You should have been very happy with the whole arrangement by which your trunk is marked Personal Effects and not Cash. At least, no one here knows the REAL content of your trunk until it gets into your hands and you break it open because it is SECURITY-SEALED from CBN foreign exchange currency department.
 
Your International Clearance of True beneficiary is demanded by the Authorities here to ensure that such Diplomatic Consignment goes to the rightful beneficiary. Are you trying to prove to the world that you are not the rightful beneficiary of the $12.5 held by the Nigerian government from where this part payment $3 Million Cash was drawn? This $95 ICTB payment is requested from you because you do not have the required ICTB. Your ICTB is supposed to have been issued to you by the Ministry of Justice in Nigeria upon physical appearance for free but since you cannot go to Nigeria now for it, you are required to pay ONLY $95 and have it sent to you without delay.
 
This is your personal duty and not mine. My duty is to retrieve your consignment from the airport authorities here and proceed to your destination for final delivery to you and nothing more.
 
I am still here in New York, giving you opportunity to complete your transaction and receive your trunk. You still have the whole of today to arrange and send this $95 to the Ministry of Justice in Nigeria.
 
Call me or Text me in my USA mobile number in New York here or you text only on my Nigerian telephone number which is on International Roaming. Do not call the Nigerian number because voice call on International Roaming is very expensive for me to receive. I prefer calls to my US telephone.
 
At your timely request today, I will send you the details of the receiver for the $95 payment.
 
Your destiny remains in your hands.
 
Forwarded below are all the emails I have sent to you recently. All mails filed for future reference purposes.
 
Dr Johnson kosi
Military Delivery Attachee
International Diplomatic Trunk Delivery
USA Tel. No: +1 (629) 222-3046
Nigeria Tel. No: +234 8143 87 1243  (On International Roaming)



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