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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: Mr Eric Thomes <escuadromaimai@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ericthomas798@aol.com
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 06:09:25 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATION INSPECTION AGENCY

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*I Am MR ERIC THOMESUNITED NATION INSPECTION AGENCYHARTS FIELD-JACKSON
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.ATLANTA, GEORGIA.REPLY WITH THIS EMAIL...
ericthomas798@aol.com <ericthomas798@aol.com> Tell:
+(+15853572340)I am Eric thomes Inspection Agency in Harts field-Jackson
International Airport Atlanta, Georgia. During our investigation, I
discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF USA which was transferred from Murtala International Airport. To our
facility here in Atlanta, and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum
of money in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes. The consignment was abandoned because the
Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was
declared as personal Effect/classified document to either avoid diversion
by the Shipping Agent or confiscation by the relevant authorities.The
diplomat's inability to pay for Non Inspection fees among other things are
the reason why the consignment is delayed and abandoned. By my assessment,
each of the boxes contains about $4M or more. They are still left 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 on the official document from United Nations' office in USA where the
shipment was tagged as personal effects/classified document is still
available with us. As it stands now, you have to reconfirm your Full name,
Phone Number, full address so I can cross-check and see if it corresponds
with the one on the official documents.It is now left to you to decide if
you are the beneficiary and still need the consignment or allow us
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 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 for you to get back this packages if only you
are willing to work with me with trust. You can either come in person, or
you engage the services of a secure shipping/delivery Company/agent that
will provide the necessary security. That is required to deliver the
package to your doorstep or the destination of your choice. I need the
entire guarantee that I can get from you before I can get involved in this
project.Best Regards,Mr Eric ThomesINSPECTION OFFICER.REPLY WITH THIS
IMMEDIATELY :{ericthomas798@aol.com <ericthomas798@aol.com>}*

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