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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: "Robert M. Hopper" <test@c2lvs11.amadis.com>
Reply-To: mhopperrobert20455@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 06:34:19 -0800
Subject: Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery104.164



Robert M. HopperInterim Assistance General Manager,(Operations,Maintenance,=
Transportation)Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport285 Rodgers Pepper La=
ne,Dallas,Texas 75304, USAEmail: mhopperrobert20455@gmail.com Re: Your Aban=
doned Package For Delivery I have very vital information to give to you, bu=
t first I must have yourtrust before I review it to you because it may caus=
e me my job,so I needsomebody that I can trust for me to be able to review =
the secret to you. I am Mr. Robert M. Hopper, head of luggage/baggage stora=
ge facilities(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation) here at the Dallas/For=
t WorthInternational Airport USA. During my recent withheld package routine=
checkat the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from=
aDiplomat from Africa and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum ofmo=
ney in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kg. The consignmentwas a=
bandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properlydeclared b=
y the consignee as ?MONEY? rather it was declared as personaleffect to avoi=
d interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat topay for the United=
States Non Inspection Charges which is $3,700USD. On myassumption the cons=
ignment is still left in our Storage House here at theDallas/Fort Worth Int=
ernational Airport till date. The details of theconsignment including your =
name, your email address and the officialdocuments from the United Nations =
office in Geneva a!!! ! the T run k box. However, to enable me confirm if y=
ou are the actual recipient of thisconsignment as the assistant director of=
the Inspection Unit, I willadvise you provide your current Phone Number an=
d Full Address, to enableme cross check if it corresponds with the address =
on the officialdocuments including the name of nearest Airport around your =
city. Pleasenote that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to=
the UnitedStates Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the dela=
ys inconcluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not =
beable to receive your details on my official email account. So in orderwor=
ds to enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send therequire=
d details to my private email address for quick processing andresponse. Onc=
e I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, Ican get everythi=
ng concluded within 48hours upon your acceptance andproceed to your address=
for de livery. Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon my=
self to contactyou personally about this abandoned consignment is because I=
want us totransact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% f=
or mesince the consignment has not yet been returned to the United StatesTr=
easury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediatelythe c=
onfirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the United StatesNon Inspe=
ction Fee of $3,700 dollars and arrange for the box to bedelivered to your =
doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any moretrouble but you have =
to assure me of my 30% share. However, to enable me confirm if you are the =
actual recipient of thisconsignment as the assistant director of the Inspec=
tion Unit, I willadvise you provide your full information as Below: FULL NA=
ME:ADDRESS:PHONE NUMBER:OCCUPATION:COUNTRY:NEAREST AIRPORT: I wait to hear =
from you urgently if you are still alive and I willappreciate if we can kee=
p this deal confidential. Please get back to mevia my private Email ( mhopp=
errobert20455@gmail.com )for further directives: Best RegardsRobert M. Hopp=
er.

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