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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: "David Mogan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <moganunit@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:28:14 -0800
Subject: Re: I FOUND YOUR ABANDONED CONSIGNMENT HERE IN MIAMI AIRPORT FLORIDA.

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 Mogan, I work with Miami airport storage department Miami International Airport FL United States as a stock keeper,I have information about your abandoned consignment here in the airport storage unit. This is important because any mistake with regards to this information is capable of kicking me out of my 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.
 
This morning i was making my monthly routine check here in storage unit then i discovered an abandoned shipment from London belonging to you, A scan receipt tagged on the consignment box revealed an undisclosed huge amount of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 110LBS ( astrological sign ) With TAG RBT-45C as your consignment code number estimated to worth Eight Million USD.
 
The shipping invoice clearly showed that your consignment was abandoned because the Content of the consignment were not properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY" rather it was declared as personal effects to avoid interrogation, Secondly, The diplomat was not able to obtain the necessary legal documents for a smooth delivery to your address he then decided to abandon the consignment here and went away while on a transit flight to your address.
 
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 Geneva. However, to make my final clarification to your delivery, I advise you to reconfirm your current delivery details for a speedy verification so i can 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) YOUR NAMES: _________
(2) DELIVERY ADDRESS: ______
(3) TELEPHONE NUMBER:______
(4) NEAREST 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. As soon as I have confirmation from you, I will personally apply for a loan for the clearance of International consignment delivery permit I.C.D.P plus the United States Non-Inspection Clearance permit both cost $19,350.
 
When this is done, I  will 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 THE BELOW CONTACT FOR MORE DETAILS.
 
CONTACT PERSON: David Mogan
EMAIL: moganunit@hotmail.com
 
Kindly disregard any email without this reference number ( TAG RBT-45C ) Please ensure you always include this reference code in all our communication.
 
Warmest Regards,
Chief Inspection Officer
David Mogan.

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