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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: "Office Mail" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edward.okorie@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:18:12 +0100
Subject: I have been trying to reach you with the package.

Attention,

I'm Diplomat Edward Okorie, I have been trying to reach you about an hour now just to inform you about my successful clearance at Ontario Airport California Usa with your consignment boxes,which I have been instructed by President of Federal Republic of Nigeria and Mr Godwin Emefiele central bank of Nigeria to be delivered to you as a (compensation) fund because, It was agreed that to retain the good image of Nigeria and the rest of African countries, all the victims who have lost their hard earn money to these faceless thieves will be compensated with some fund and also to help them to start a new life. please kindly reconfirm to me your destination information to ( edward.okorie@yandex.com ) you have to acquire the international diplomatic cash delivery permit for United States and without that, I will not able to get your package successfully delivered to you.

The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money, I have presented the papers I handed to them and they are very much pleased with the papers Please try and reach me with my international roaming number +1( 202-830-2419 ) as I can not afford to spend more time here at the airport.

I want you to know that its urgent you call me on phone +1( 202-830-2419 ) as you may know I do not want the security company where this Consignment is lodged to start raising an eye brow because of the length of time it has stayed. However, before the delivery is effected, we need you to reconfirm the following information so that the funds will not be delivered to someone else. Full name, home address and your valid phone number and the name of the airport that is close to you. I have been receiving numerous calls and text message from unknown numbers.

Please Endeavor to acquire your international diplomatic cash delivery permit for United States, for the successful delivery of your cash consignment to your home and you have to contact me now to let you know how to acquire the international diplomatic cash delivery permit for United States and without that, I will not able to get your package successfully delivered to you.

Note that the international diplomatic cash delivery permit for United States is very important for the delivery to be successful and you must acquire it for me to proceed with the delivery to your home.

After verification of the information with what I have on file, I shall contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will be bringing your package to your residential address. Send the requested information so that i can proceed.



Diplomat Edward Okorie
Phone +1(202-830-2419)
Email.( edward.okorie@yandex.com )

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