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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: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <carg0exxpres@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:43:19 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!

Greetings,
You have a consignment box in our custudy, the customs have confirmed that
your consignment is not in anyway carrying destructive weapon or instrument
but valuabe such as Gold bars,Diamonds also cash was said to be the content
of the box after auto scanning at John F. Kennedy International airport,
Queens, New York. The good news is that your box will be delivered to you
safe and sealed.
Kindly confirm your full names, address and phone number so that we can
proceed with the delivery.

Thank You.
CargoExpress.us

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