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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: DIPLOMAT MARK WILFREDi<info@lee.org>
Reply-To: diplomaticexpress2007@gmail.com
Date: 21 Feb 2018 20:54:40 +0200
Subject: I JUST ARRIVED DALLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TEXAS WITH YOUR $9.5M USD

Attn: TO You

I’m Diplomat Mark Wilfred I have been trying to reach you about
an hour now just to inform you about my successful arrived
Dallas/Fort Worth International airport Texas with your two Boxes
of Consignment Box worth $9.5M Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars which I have been instructed by ECOWAS COURIER DELIVERY
COMPANY to be delivered to you. The Airport authority demanded
for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the fund
is no way related with drug money, I have presented the papers I
handed to them and they are very much pleased with the paper's I
presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the
Yellow Tag which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport
Authority has advise that we get the yellow tag so that I can
exit the airport immediately and make my delivery successful. I
try to reason with them and they stated the yellow tag will cost
us just $72 Dollars only to get the two tag placed on the boxes
as that tag will enable deliver today

Please try and reach me with my number (469) 629-2261 TEXT OR
CALL as I can not afford to spend more time here due to other
delivery I have to take care of. 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 when I reach your house as that it's the
diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver.

Re-confirm to me your information
Full Name...............
Correct phone number ...........
Delivery Address .............

You can direct the tag fee to our Head Office as they will get
the Yellow Tag here for you authority. reply on my E-mail
(diplomaticexpress2007@gmail.com). GET BACK TO ME WITH PAYMENT
INFORMATION USE MONEY GRAM OFFICE OR WESTERN UNION OFFICE SEND
THE $72 NOW

Receiver: GODWIN UGA
Country: Republiac of Benin.
City: Cotonou
Country Code: 00229
Amount: $72 US Dollars
Text Question: When?
Answer: Today.
SENDER NAME
MTCN

Regard
DIPLOMAT MARK WILFRED
CALL OR TEXT ME URGENT (469) 629-2261

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