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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: "MR. David Williams" <test@acep-cameroun.org>
Reply-To: michaeloseh988@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 20:32:32 -0800
Subject: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

I want to acknowledge you that we have finally succeeded in getting your package worth’s of $15.5 million out of (ECO-WAS) Economic Community of West African States department with the help of Mr. James George Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin Republic which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in
Benin Republic.

Meanwhile, every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Mr.Michael Oseh for the delivery of your Consignment Box and every Document guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advised to reconfirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now as he is currently at John F. Kennedy International Airport New York, (USA) with your Consignment Box. He has already called me with his number on his arrival 4 hours ago.

So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the diplomat and you are to call him on his mobile number so as to have easy conversation with him and to enable you give him full direction to get your Consignment Box delivered to you and hand you over your Consignment Box safe and sound, Furthermore you're advised to be very fast as Agent Oseh has no time to waste due to his flight ticket. So the Information you are required to reconfirm to the agent is as follow.

(1)Your Full Name:
(2)Mobile Phone Number:
(3)Current Home Address:
(4)Fax Number:
(5)Country:
(6)City:
(7)State:
(8)Occupation:
(9)Nearest Airport:
(10)Passport/Drivers license:
(11)Your Age:

Contact Person: Mr. Michael Oseh
EMAIL: michaeloseh988@gmail.com

So contact him to deliver your Consignment Box.
possibly today.

SINCERELY,
MR. David Williams
INLAND REVENUE BOA


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