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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: "BARR.LEE NGUYEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vixcourierservice@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 14:39:12 +0700
Subject: ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR TRUNK OF CASH HAS BEEN IN A WAREHOUSE FOR MONTHS NOW, DELIVERY DETAILS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY.

BARR.LEE NGUYEN
ATTORNEY IN CHARGE..
UNITED NATIONS
EUROPE QUARTERS

ATTN:BENEFICAIRY

THIS IS TO URGENTLY INFORM YOU AS AN ATTORNEY HANDLING YOUR FILES REGARDING YOUR TRUNK THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO YOU LONG TIME AGO BUT DUE TO SOME ISSUES, THE TRUNK WAS DUMPED IN A SECURITY FACILITY WAREHOUSE BY THE COURIER PERSON. ITS OVER SEVEN MONTHS NOW THIS TRUNK HAS BEEN IN THEIR CUSTODY AND YOU SEEM NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

INSIDE THAT TRUNK, ITS OVER $50M CASH INHERITANCE AWARDED TO YOU BY THE UNITED NATIONS GOLD/OIL INVESTMENTS HERE IN SAUDI ARABIA,THE WAREHOUSE MANAGER IS NOT TAKING IT EASY ANYMORE AND THREATENS TO PUSH THE TRUNK OUT OF THE WAREHOUSE AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS IF THAT HAPPENS, IN THAT TRUNK IS OVER $50M AND ITS NOT A JOKE AT ALL

THE TOTAL COST NEEDED FOR THE TRUNK TO BE SHIPPED TO YOU IS ONLY 665,WHICH IS FOR THE SECURITY AND STORAGE CHARGES FOR SEVEN MONTHS AND AS SOON AS THAT IS PAID TO THEM, THERE WILL BE NO OTHER CHARGES AND I MEAN WHAT I AM SAYING WHEN I SAID NO OTHER CHARGES. YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT THE WAREHOUSE FACILITY CHIEF VIA THIS : NAME - MR.WAYNE COOPER. EMAIL - WAYNECOP202@YAHOO.COM

GET BACK TO ME WITH JUST YOUR FULL DELIVERY DETAILS AND ANY FORM OF IDENTIFICATION WHICH WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE WAREHOUSE AND DURING DELIVERY, WOULD BE USE BEFORE THE TRUNK IS HANDED OVER TO YOU. I SHALL RELEASE THE COMBINATIONS TO YOU WHEN THE TRUNK ARRIVES YOUR HOUSE. CONTACT EMAIL: lee_nguyen2020@yahoo.com

FULL NAME....
AGE/ OCCUPATION.....
CURRENT ADDRESS.......
DIRECT PHONE/CELL#........
NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOUR ADDRESS......

BARR.LEE NGUYEN
ATTORNEY IN CHARGE..
UNITED NATIONS
EUROPE QUARTERS

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