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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: "Andrew .U Carson" <Www.@seagreen.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Andrew .U Carson" <andrewcarsonme1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:57:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Lynchburg Regional Airport

Hi,I'm Andrew Uzoma Carson a solicitor and assigned U.N Inspection agent, here in Richmond-Virginia for my ongoing 6 months training.

I wish to inform you about your relinquished Sum of $3.6 Million dollars, Few days back i was conducting an inter-switch inspection i discovered uncleared file under your e-mail the Cargo number is to be 9802386093l which contain over $3.6 million and is yet to be claimed i'm made to understand that cargo 98023860931 was abandoned after all tax was paid, Unfortunately the officer in-charge of the Cargo died in auto crash and His death kept everything hidden till now.

i discovered this 37 hours ago,I happened to be looking for my relief letter and surprisingly i encountered this long left/forgotten file which is under your e-mail address in the same box with my relief letter, i had to read the content only for me to discover that were among the lucky listed legatee under U.N Scam victim returns/Solicitude.

To verify this you only need to come over here in person below address will help you to locate the said Airport easily.

Cargo Number: 9802386093l
Airport address: 350 Terminal Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24502,USA

While coming don't hesitate to bring your already issued {fund Affidavit of claim and U.N Authorization letter} to make this claim at Lynchburg Regional Airport, Call or text me upon your arrival to the airport {+1}4342846102, I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

Andrew .U. Carson *ESQ*
E-mail: andrewcarsonme1@gmail.com
For more details and call or text me (+1)4342846102

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