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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: "Deborah Ale Flint." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <americancourierservicebay12@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 19:50:47 -0300
Subject: ATTENTION: Notice On Your Consignment Box reg #: JG1N8875BS.

Airport Storage and Cargo Unit
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States
 
 
 
ATTENTION: Notice On Your Consignment Box reg #: JG1N8875BS.
 
 
 
In view of your inability to receive your Consignment Box reg #: JG1N8875BS originally scheduled to be delivered to you by the agency foreign payment service New York.
 
This Consignment box in a metal box valued 2,316,000USD (Two Million, Three Hundred and Sixteen thousand United States dollars) arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) via United Airlines Flight UA 4130.
 
I am writing to inform you that we have intercepted and investigated the said Consignment box and the investigation proved the legitimacy of its content. Note, your  Consignment box was initially scheduled for delivery to you, The Diplomat who arrived with the Consignment made several attempts to reach you all efforts proved
 
abortive so he decided to leave for his country but before he left he settled the delivery charges and left the Storage Keeping Charges unpaid due to the reasons that he did not know when you will make claim on the consignment and the Cargo and Storage Unit charges $25.00 for each day the Consignment box stays in their custody for
 
16 days. total charges you are to pay is $390.kindly take note that you are in better position to pay this $390 first before delivery can proceed.if you can pay the $390 don't email or call to harass anyone because the FBI are aware of this for your own good.
 
The fee $390 can not be deducted or taken out from the box because it's again ts the law and hence must be provided by you before your Consignment box can be delivered to you.  This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the (NDA) national delivery act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect  Beneficiary and to avoid misappropriation of funds.
 
You are therefore advised to make contact with Agent Daniel Bandi Bay.of All American Courier, llc, and U.S Customs Broker to assist you recover your Consignment box  and deliver it to you. You are to contact Agent Daniel Bandi Bay.of All American Courier, llc, through his email (americancourierservicebay12@gmail.com) text or call + 1(213-761-1961
 
 
 
Below is the information needed from you in order to conclude your delivery arrangement, please provide them Asap.
 
1.Full Names:......................
 
 
2.Home Address.....................
 
 
3.Country:.................... ....
 
 
4. Nearest Airport.................
 
 
5.State:...........................
 
 
6.Occupation:......................
 
 
7.Cell Phone ......................
 
 
8. A copy of your ID...............
 
 
To recover your Consignment or we will be compelled to list your Consignment Box as an unclaimed and maybe forfeited and moved to the United States Treasury Department
 
for holding.
 
 
 
God Bless The United States of America.
 
Deborah Ale Flint.
 
Executive Director.

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