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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: MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SERVICES <nickmark506@gmail.com>
Reply-To: miamiinternationalairportservi@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2022 07:12:23 +0100
Subject: YOUR US$34,000,000 MILLION DOLLARS REFERENCE NUMBER(TAG RBT-45C) IS READY

Operations, Maintenance and Transportation Officer. Miami
International Airport 2100 NW 42nd Ave, Miami FL 33126, United States.
INSPECTION UNIT.

Attention Beneficiary,

My name is David S Mogan, I work in a storage facility here in Miami
International Airport FL United States as a stock keeper. If you don't
mind, I wish to share classified information with you which will be of
great help to both of us. Before I proceed, I must seek your utmost
discretion about this vital information that will change our lives
forever. The reason I call this a "classified information" is because
any mistake with regards to this information is capable of kicking me
out of job but if well managed, We will be rich forever so i need to
know if I can trust you enough to reveal this secret to you.

It all happened this morning during my usual routine check here in
storage facility i discovered an abandoned shipment from London
belonging to you, A scan receipt tagged on the consignment box
revealed an undisclosed huge total amount of money (US$34,000,000
Thirty Four Million Dollars in a) Metal Trunk Box measuring
approximately 110LBS (astrological sign) With TAG RBT-45C as your
consignment code number.

Reading through the file found next to the consignment clearly shows
your consignment was abandoned because the Content of the consignment
was not properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY" rather it was
declared as personal effects to avoid interrogation / security purpose
also the inability of the diplomat to pay for International
consignment delivery permit (ICDP) of $ 1,200 and the United States
Non-Inspection clearance Charges of $ 3,700USD totaling $ 4,900.
Currently, Your consignment is still here in our storage facility
waiting to be approved and cleared for final delivery to you I write
to you today because your email is the ONLY contact information on
this consignment. I will send to you some official legal receipts
found with your consignment which I believe was issued from the United
Nation office in UNITED STATES.

However, to make my final clarification in regards to your delivery, I
advise you to reconfirm your current details for a speedy verification
/ delivery of your consignment to your current address. Once that is
done, I will proceed to the clearance department to personally clear .
Your Consignment And Proceed To Your Address For Delivery

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR DELIVERY

(1) FULL NAMES: _____
(2) DELIVERY ADDRESS:_____
(3) CELL PHONE NUMBER:_____
(4)SEX: ____.
(5) DATE OF BIRTH:____
(6) OCCUPATION:____
(7) NEAREST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:____

VERY IMPORTANT, Be informed the reason i personally contact you
regarding this abandoned consignment is because I want us to transact
this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since the
consignment is still valid and not returned back to the United States
Treasury Department after being abandoned for a very long time. As
soon as i have confirmation from you, I will personally get $ 5,000
loan to pay off the $ 1,200 fee for the International consignment
delivery permit (ICDP) plus the United States Non-Inspection Clearance
permit of $ 3,700 then arrange for the box to be delivered to your
address or I can bring it myself to avoid any more troubles but first,
You must assure me of my 30% share before i proceed. I wait to hear
from you urgently if you are still available and ready to proceed.I
will appreciate it if we keep this deal confidential for security
reasons.

KINDLY REPLY TO US FOR MORE DETAILS.

CONTACT PERSON: David S. Mogan
You can reach us via email or Google hangouts chat with the above email address.

Kindly disregard any email that does not have your Reference Number
TAG RBT-45C. Always include this reference code in any email sent to
us.

Warmest Regards,
Chief Inspection Officer

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