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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 Markus George sr" <kkimsey@thesanctuaryofpraise.com>
Reply-To: mrmarkusgerogesr@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2023 20:19:25 -0500
Subject: Assistant Inspection Director




Assistant Inspection Director
Bellingham International Airport
Bellingham, WA 98226, United States
Email: mrmarkusgerogesr@gmail.com

Hello Good Friend,

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your
trust before I review it because it may cost me my job, so I need somebody
that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you. I am
Markus George Sr, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities here at the
Bellingham International Airport Ferndale Washington during my search for
undelivered parcels I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat
from Nairobi, Kenya and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of
money in a metal trunk box. The consignment was abandoned because the
Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as
“MONEY” rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation
and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non
Inspection Charges which is $3,800USD. On my assumption the consignment is
still left in our Storage House here at the Bellingham International
Airport Ferndale Washington till date. The details of the consignment
including your name, your email address and the official documents from
the United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this
consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will
advise you provide your full information as Below:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
NEAREST AIRPORT:

To enable me to cross check if it corresponds with the address on the
official documents including the name of the nearest Airport around your
city. Please note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned
to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the
delays in concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I
will not be able to receive your details on my official email account. So
in order words to enable me to cross check your details, I will advise you
to send the required details to my private email address for quick
processing and response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the
trunk box, I can get everything concluded within 48hours upon your
acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact
you personally about 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 has not yet been returned to the United States
Treasury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately
the confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the United States
Non Inspection Fee of $3,800 dollars and arrange for the box to be
delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more
trouble but you have to assure me of my 30% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will
appreciate it if we can keep this deal confidential.

Thank you.

Markus George Sr.
Assistant Inspection Director
Bellingham International Airport
Bellingham, WA 98226, United States.

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