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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 JACKSON" <abunafashion2121@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Frank Mark from the Office of Inspection Unit/United Nations
Agency in Capital Region International Airport Michigan USA. During my
recent routine check at the Airport Storage/vault on Withheld
packages, I discovered an abandoned shipment that belongs to You from
a Diplomat from Africa, when scanned it in our airport Scanning
machine it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in two Metal Trunk
Boxes weighing approximately 25kg each and some people are Coming
after this consignment to calm it in your name as your
Representatives.

The consignment was abandoned because the Contents 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 Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release Permit
cost Sum of $USD385 to the country of consignment origin Nigeria, when
we Scanned the consignment and discovered large sum of millions of US
Dollars we withheld the consignment and requested for Consignment
Irrevocable Airport Release Permit from the country of origin Nigeria,
The diplomat could not wait and he returned back to where he came from
And we refused to return back the consignment where it came from since
We have already received it here in USA.

On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than US$5
Million to US$5.5 Million each and the consignment is still left in
Our Storage House here at the Capital Region International Airport
Michigan, USA till date. The details of the consignment including your
Name, your email address and the official document from the United
Nations office in Nigeria are tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes in your
Favor. However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient
Of this consignment, I will advise you to provide your current Phone
Number and Full Address, to enable me cross check if it corresponds
With the address on the official documents including the Name of the
Nearest Airport around your city where our Diplomatic Agent will
arrive bringing your Fund Consignment Boxes worth $USD5.5 Million
each.

Please note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to
The United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the
Delays and concluding the clearance processes and the unpaid sum of
$USD385 to the Consignment country of origin Nigeria for their
Government Income revenue charges which cannot be weaved or ignore by
US Government hence, you must pay the $USD385 to Nigeria to enable
them Grant us Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release Permit to
release Your abandoned consignment and deliver it to you without any
further Charges. The US Government is expecting you to pay the above
charge to the consignment country of origin as you receive this mail
today so That your consignment will not be confiscated and put into US
Treasure As an unclaimed consignment. So in order words, I will advise
you to send the required details to Nigerian Inland Revenue Service
'IRS' for quick processing and response and also direct the Payment
for the Fee to the Office of the Nigeria Inland Revenue Service for
the Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release Permit which orders for
immediate release of your Fund Consignment.

Note that you are expected to pay only $USD850 to the consignment
Country of origin Nigeria for Consignment Irrevocable Airport Release
Permit Charges and you are to pay it to Nigeria as the origination of
the consignment. Contact the Inland Revenue Service ‘IRS’ Executive
Chairman Office, Mr. David Jackson to pay and secure the Consignment
Irrevocable Airport Release Permit Charges. Below is the contact
Detail to the Office of the Inland Revenue Service Executive Chairman:
Feel Free and contact the office and effect the Payment:

Contact Office: Inland Revenue Service

Contact Name: Mr. David Jackson

Contact Email:redacted@domain.name

Contact Tel: +2347083428477

Feel free and contact the office in Nigeria and effect the Payment as
He will direct and give you Receiver Payment Information which you
Will use in sending the Fee. Send the above required amount to the
above stated information for the obtaining of your Consignment
Irrevocable Airport Release Permit and forward the payment information
as you make the payment and we can deliver it to your designated
Delivering address pending on your choice.

Below is my direct telephone number but I am a Busy Man so if you are
Unable to reach me know that I am on inspection just email me at and
Make sure you include your mobile number so that I can give you a
Call. I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive.

MR. FRANK MARK

Office of Inspection Unit

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