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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: "Charles Colocino" < <">"@mail.northbridge.gr>
Reply-To: <chmorgan231@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2018 12:30:33 -0700
Subject: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

Hello Good Friend

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your trust before I reveal it to you
because it may cost me my job, so I need somebody that I can trust for me to be able to reveal the
secret to you.

I am Charles J.Colocino JR, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities (Operations, Maintenance, and
Transportation) here at the Harrisburg International Airport, Pennsylvania USA. During my recent withheld
package routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat
from London and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing
approximately 110kg. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not
properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY" rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid
interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges
which is $3,700USD. On my assumption the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the
Harrisburg International Airport Pennsylvania till date.

The details of the consignment including your name, your email address and the official documents from the
United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box. However, to enable me confirm if you are the
actual recipient of this consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will advise you provide
your current Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address
on the official documents including the name of nearest Airport around your city. Please note that this
consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed
delivery due to the delays in concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not be able to
receive your details on my official email account. So in order words to enable me cross check your details, I
will advise you send the required details to my private email address for quick processing and response.

Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded within 48 hours
upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery. Lastly, be informed that the reason I have
taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I want us to
transact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since the consignment has not yet
been returned to the United States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so
immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee
of $3,700 dollars and arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to
avoid any more trouble but you have to assure me of my 30% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will appreciate if we can keep this deal
confidential. Please get back to me via my private Email: rebbeecrush231@gmail.com for further directives.

Thanks.

Charles J. Colocino JR.

Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation)
Harrisburg International Airport Pennsylvania
One Terminal Drive, Middletown.

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