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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: "Mrs.Loretta Brown" <franklin@halleytelecom.com.br>
Reply-To: deputypriv8@vivaldi.net
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 01:40:55 -0800
Subject: To Whom It May Concern

I am Mrs. Loretta Brown Inspection Agency in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Atlanta, Georgia. During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from USA. To our facility here in Atlanta, and when scanned it reveals an undisclosed sum of money in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes. The consignment was abandoned because the content was not properly so declared by the consignee as it was declared as personal.

The diplomat's inability to pay for non-inspection fees are among the other reasons why the consignment is delayed and abandoned. By my assessment, each of the boxes contains about $ 6M or more. They are still in the airport storage facility till today. The Consignments like I said are two metal trunk boxes, the details of the consignment including your name and email from the United Nations office in the USA. As it stands now, you have to reconfirm your full name, phone number, and full address so I can cross-check and see if it matches the official documents.


It is now that you are the beneficiary and still need the consignment or repatriate it back to USA (place of origin) as we were instructed. Like I did say again, the shipper abandoned it and ran away most importantly because he gave me a false declaration, he could not pay for the yellow tag, he could not secure a valid non-inspection document (s), etc. I am ready to assist you in any way. I can not wait to get back to you. You can either come in person, or you can engage the services of a secure shipping / delivery company / agent that will provide the necessary security. That's what you need to do with the doorstep or the destination of your choice. I need the entire guarantee.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Loretta Brown.
INSPECTION OFFICER.

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