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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: "Ms. SHARON B. BISSET" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <storageunit1995@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 13:42:48 +0100
Subject: Re: JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEW YORK UNITED STATES.

JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
QUEENS, NY 11430.UNITED STATES.
LUGGAGE INSPECTION UNIT.
 
 
Attention Beneficiary,
 
My name is Ms. Sharon B. Bisset, I am contacting you from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) here in New York United States, I have this to explain to you regarding your delayed transaction. The United States new administration yesterday signed the new agreement to comply with the international monetary fund (IMF) new financial policy.
 
According to the IMF statement, A letter was sent to the federal reserve bank of New York regarding your pending transaction. Note, Your fund worth $8,000,000.00 { Eight Million United States Dollars } is sent to an offshore account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York which will be transferred to your personal account upon your reply.
 
Kindly reply with your information as listed below for more details.
 
REQUIRED DETAILS FOR VERIFICATION
 
(1) Your name...........
(2) Your phone number.............
(3) Your complete address...........................
(4) Nearest airport to your address.................
(5) Your Occupation........................................
 
As soon as we receive your details, You will be referred to the federal reserve bank for your fund transfer immediately.
 
Please disregard any Email without your official Reference Number TAG RBT-45C  always include this reference code in any email sent to us/bank.
 
CONTACT PERSON: Ms Sharon B. Bessit
Email: storageunit1995@outlook.com
 
 
Ms. SHARON B. BISSET
LUGGAGE/INSPECTION OFFICER.

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