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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: DIPLOMAT MARK <fbicustomer9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diplomatmarkwilfred512@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 03:40:12 -0800
Subject: I JUST ARRIVED DALLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TEXAS WITH YOUR $9.5M USD

I’m Diplomat Mark Wilfred I have been trying to reach you about an
hour now just to inform you about my successful arrived Dallas/Fort
Worth International airport Texas with your two Boxes of Consignment
Box worth $9.5M Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars which I
have been instructed by ECOWAS to be delivered to you. The Airport
authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them
that the fund is no way related with drug money, I have presented the
papers I handed to them and they are very much pleased with the
paper's I presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here
is the Yellow Tag which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport
Authority has advise that we get the yellow tag so that I can exit the
airport immediately and make my delivery successful. I try to reason
with them and they stated the yellow tag will cost us just $100
Dollars only to get the two tag placed on the boxes as that tag will
enable deliver today

Please try and reach me with my number (469) 629-2261 TEXT OR CALL as
I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have
to take care of. Here are the papers backing the funds together with
my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank were you will deposit
the fund successfully with these papers. I have all vital paper with
me but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your house as
that it's the diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver.

Re-confirm to me your information urgent
Full Name...............
Correct phone number ...........
Delivery Address ..............
Your Nearest International Airport.............

You can direct the tag fee to our Head Office as they will get the
Yellow Tag here for you authority. reply on my E-mail
(diplomatmarkwilfred512@gmail.com) GET BACK TO ME WITH PAYMENT
INFORMATION USE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER SEND THE $100 NOW OR BUY
$100 ITUNES CARD SEND ME THE PICTURE NOW

Receiver JERRY EPPI.
Country Benin Republic.
City Cotonou
Country Code 00229
Amount $100 US Dollars
Text Question. when
Answer .today.
SENDER NAME

I ADVISE YOU TO BUY ONLY $100 ITUNES CARD SEND ME THE PICTURE AND
RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE FUND OF $9.5M USD TODAY IMMEDIATELY

Regard
DIPLOMAT MARK WILFRED
E-mail (diplomatmarkwilfred512@gmail.com)
CALL OR TEXT ME URGENT (469) 629-2261

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