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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: <ruwan@btvm.ne.jp>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:03:01 +0900
Subject: URGENT

Hello Dear

I am a former US Army Contractor presently working as the Assistant
Director Inspection Unit of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) USA.
During our recent withheld package routine check at the Airport Storage
Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment left by a diplomat from
Baghdad who was supposed to deliver these packages to you but failed to
provide necessary clearances needed by the US Customs and when scanned
recently, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in two Metal Trunk
Boxes weighing approximately 75kg each. 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
diversion by the Shipping Agent and also the inability of the diplomat
to pay for the United States Non
Inspection Charges.

On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than $2.5 Million
each and the consignment is still left at our Storage House here at the
Los Angeles Int Airport till date which was delivered through a
registered shipping Company known Courier Dispatch Service Limited a
division of Tran guard LTD. Approximately, the details of the
consignment includes your name, your email address and the official
document from the United Nations office in Geneva and are all tagged on
the Metal Trunk boxes. However, to enable me confirm if you are the
actual recipient of this consignment.

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 and
other details. 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 "SECURED" email address which is ( m.
carradine@aol.com ) for quick processing and response. Once I confirm
you as the actual recipient of the trunk boxes, I can get everything
concluded within 3-6 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 shipment is because I want
us to transact this business and share the money together in the trunk
boxes since the consignment has not yet been returned to the United
states Treasury Department after being abandoned by the shipper so
immediately the confirmation is made, I will pay for the United States
Non Inspection Fee and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this
Airport to your address.

Once we are through with this process, I will deploy the services of a
secured shipping Company geared towards providing the security it needs
to your doorstep. Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble.
But I will share it,At this point, I advice you re-confirm your full
name, address again, Telephone number and the nearest airport to your
home.

Mr. Marvin Carraine

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