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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 WHITE <mahjoub.knani@topnet.tn>
Reply-To: diplomatwalter_wilson@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:06:11 +0000
Subject: Your package delivery Delivery Notification



Attention Beneficiary,

I want to acknowledged you that we have finally succeeded in getting your
funds worth's of $10 million out of (ECOWAS) Economic Community of West
African States department with the help of Hon Mr. Victor Topanou Attorney
General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin Republic which act as your
foreign Attorney representative here in Benin Republic.

So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Diplomat
Mr.Walter Wilson with your Consignment Box and every Documents guiding your
delivery is well updated so you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery
information to the Agent right now as he is currently at MIAMI INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT FLORIDA with your Consignment Box,

As he called me this morning to inform me that he misplaced your delivery
address which he has due to CUSTOMS /FBI/ CIA and POLICE searching and
scanning on the Box as if he is a terrorist there in your country but
finally I thank God that they have confirmed that his movement is clear
and genuine with out any suspicious intentions to your country only to deliver
this Consignment Box to you and the documents are updated as I earlier
told you.

So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the diplomat
and also ask him to give you his mobile number so as to have easy conversation
with him and to enable you give him full direction to get your Consignment Box
delivered to you and hand you over your Consignment Box safe and
sound,Furthermore
you are advice to be very fast as the Diplomat Mr.Walter Wilson has no
time to waste
due to his flight ticket,

So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to the Mr.Walter Wilson is as
Follow.
(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile
Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address========
(4)Fax Number================
(5)Country====================
(6)City======================
(7)Nearest Airport == as he is at MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FLORIDA right
now because of the Searching and Scanning of the Consignment which made him to
misplace your address.
(8)A Copy of Your I D For Identification.

So contact him below:
CONTACT NAME: AGENT WALTER WILSON,
Email: diplomatwalter_wilson@yahoo.fr

So contact him to deliver your consignment box first thing tomorrow morning
possibly today, So get back to us immediately you contact the Agent to make
sure that your fund has getting to you without any hitch, Furthermore remember
the Agent delivering the Consignment Box does not know the content of that
consignment box is money,

Because the Attorney which represented you at (ECOWAS) registered it as a
family value to avoid hitch during the delivery so unknown circumstances
should you let him know the content of that consignment box is $10,000,000.00
million to avoid lost of your fund as your Consignment was Sign and Stamp by
Federal Ministry of Justice to make sure that it is protected until it
gets to you.

Regards,

DR. MARK WHITE
DIRECTOR UPS Courier Company Benin Republic.

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