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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Martins Roger" <dber45@nkwio33.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: rogers2@scpales.net
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:52:21 +0100
Subject: Consignment Package

Hello

I am Martins Roger, Inspection Unit Manager United Nations Inspection Agency Hartsfield Jackson Intl. Airport Atlanta, During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from United Kingdom which was 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 .

Each of the boxes contains about $4M or more.Details of the consignment including your name and email on the official document from United Nations' office in London where the shipment was tagged as personal effects and shipped to Hartsfield . 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.

False declaration of Packages, none payment for yellow tag, and inability to secure a valid non inspection document(s), by consignee. I am ready to assist you get back this packages.

Regards,
Martins Roger
Inspection Manager

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