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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: "Mark Wilfred" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ciaagentforest71@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 08:07:40 -0700
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary, 54.38.120.209

Attention: Beneficiary,

I’m Diplomat Mark Wilfred, I have been trying to reach you about an hour now just to inform you about my successful arrival @ Orlando International Airport Florida, United States with your Consignment Trunk 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 at your door step. 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 to your home address. I try to reason with them and they stated that the yellow tag will cost us just $97 Dollars only to get the Tag placed on the box as that tag will ena

I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of. Once i deliver the consignment box to your home address i can accompany you to your bank were you will deposit the fund successfully . I have 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 contact information:
Full Name...............
Direct Telephone Number ...........
Delivery Address .............



NOTE: You must stop all further contact or communication with every other person or Offices regarding your Funds because it is only me Diplomat Mark Wilfred that have the legitimate right and mandate to pay you accordingly.These mentioned criminal suspects attempted to secretly divert your Funds into an unknown Account in Europe.

As soon as i received the $780 Payment Information, I will precede my journey to your address without any further delay.

Regard
DIPLOMAT CHRISTOPHER LANE


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