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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: "David P. Pekoske" <davidpeterpekoske@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 08:19:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA)

GOOD DAY,



MY NAME IS MR. DAVID PEKOSKE, THE SEVENTH ADMINISTRATOR OF THE

TRANSPORTATION

SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) WASHINGTON DC, I'M IN CHARGE OF MONITORING

ALL

FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS IN AFRICA EUROPE AND ASIA AND I HAVE BEEN

MONITORING THE

VARIOUS TRANSACTIONS GOING ON IN AFRICA, EUROPE AND ASIA, MOST

ESPECIALLY

CONSIGNMENTS CASES AND BANK TRANSFER.



WHEN OUR DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR PATRICIA F.S. COGSWELL ARRIVE IN THE BENIN

PARLIAMENT IN COTONOU, SHE FOUND YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE FILE

LYING ON

THE FOREIGN AFFAIR OFFICE DESK WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION ON A THOROUGH

SCRUTINY AND

SHE DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY YOUR

DELIVERY

AGENT. MEANWHILE, SHE WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TRY TO REACH

YOU,

BUT NO WAY AND THEY HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT YOUR DELIVERY

AGENT

BUT TO NO AVAIL.



DURING PATRICIA F.S. COGSWELL RECENT ROUTINE RE-CHECKING, SHE PERSONALLY DISCOVERED

THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTENT DECLARATION DOCUMENTS STATED THAT YOUR

CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS PERSONAL EFFECTS MEANWHILE, IT CONTAINS UNITED STATES

DOLLAR BILLS WORTH OVER US$3.7 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR

THE CONSIGNMENT TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU EARLIER BEFORE NOW.


BASED ON THIS DISCOVERY, I AM CONTACTING YOU NOW TO LET YOU KNOW THAT

WITH HER

POSITION AND POWER AS THE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF TRANSPORTATION

SECURITY

ADMINISTRATION (TSA), SHE CAN ASSIST YOU TO LEGALLY CLEAR YOUR

CONSIGNMENT

FUND.


ALSO FORWARD YOUR INFORMATION SUCH AS:
FULL NAME: __________
FULL ADDRESS: __________
PHONE NUMBER: __________
NEAREST AIRPORT: __________

AS SOON AS SHE ARRIVES IN YOUR STATE SHE WILL CALL YOU ON YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER THEN MEET YOU IN PERSON AND HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO WASHINGTON DC. OUR DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR PATRICIA F.S. COGSWELL HAVE TAKEN THIS ASSIGNMENT UPON HERSELF BECAUSE IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND WE LOVE AND DO WHAT’S RIGHT TO EVERY CITIZEN. THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM OUR PRESIDENT.

YOU ARE TO SEND THE SUM OF $500.00USD THROUGH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM. AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX, FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY AGAIN.



SINCERELY YOURS,

MR. DAVID PEKOSKE

TEL- +1 (678) 379 8590 [text only]

Email- (davidpeterpekoske@yahoo.com)

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA)

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