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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: "Mr, John williams," <"www."@waltz.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr, John williams," <johnwilliams251@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 03:42:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary,



Dear Beneficiary,

I am Diplomat John Williams I have been trying to reach you about an hour now just to inform you about my successful arrival to O'Hara International Airport Chicago, Illinois with your consignment worth $2.7 million us dollars which I have been instructed by D.H.L COURIER. The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug or fraud money.

I have presented all the papers the to them and they are very much pleased with the papers I presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the airport delivery Tag which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the delivery tag so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery successful. I try to reason with them and they stated the delivery tag will cost us just $105 Dollars only to get the tag placed on the box as that tag will enable me get to your house successfully without any interference, they scanned the boxes and found out that the fund is 100 % spend able and accepted by any bank in the whole world.

Therefore, you are required to reconfirm this below information as soon as possible with the fee of $105 dollars needed to obtain the airport delivery tag before the airport authority will allow me to deliver your consignment box to your door step today without any hitch.

NAME: ====================
ADDRESS: =====================
MOBILE NO: =======================
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT: ================
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION: ==================

You can direct the tag fee to D.H.L accountant officer in Benin Republic as he will get the tag here for you and they are entitled to receive and make any payment to foreign countries authority.

Here is my official Number to contact or text me:(+229) 99651368

Send the fee through Western Union or Money Gram:

RECEIVER NAME....john ERI
COUNTRY .......... BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY ....................... COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION ........ A
TEXT ANSWERE ........ B
AMOUNT..................$ 105USD
SENDER NAME &
MTCN

after sending the payment to Our accountant email me the payment information such as mtcn number also senders name text question and answer to enable me reach them with the payment details so they can get the tags obtain and Fax it to me one hand so I can make my next step to your address today due to the Yellow Tags of the boxes is my only delay now.

(Here Is Your Package Unlocking CODE (AWB33XZS)

Urgent Response is needed because here is very busy.

Best Regard,
John Williams.

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