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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: "Mrs.Flora Hageman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bahousmssima@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2023 23:09:20 +0100
Subject: Charlotte Douglas International,,,......

Charlotte Douglas International

Airport 5501 R C Josh Birmingham Parkway Charlotte,

NC 28208, United States

North Carolina.

Charlotte, NC 28208.


Good Day,


Sorry for the delay in sending this message, We were

checking over some files and packages in the office and we

discover an ATM CARD which was addressed on your name, (I

think it is a winning funds) I believe you can remember a

dealing that has to do with some cooperate body or

individual about this said funds to be deliver to you

through an (ATM CARD) but I do not have any idea why it was

on hold at our Airport up-to-date.


So we contacted the Authorities and they asked us to get in

contact with Senator John Boozman, to get an approval to

figure out what was in the package, After checking over the

ATM CARD, we discover a total sum of $3.5,000.000 ($3.5

Million USD) through the router figurative machine who check

on balance through the number on a ATM CARD, so we report

back to the Senator John Boozman and we were asked to

deliver the package to you from this office. (Senator John

Boozman, 1401 W Capital, Ste 1500 Little Rock, AR 72201) We

need you to reconfirm your full name and Home address to see

if it will show on the package we have here. If you want it

to be delivered to you immediately, it will cost you just

$580 which is the charges for the insurance certificate and

delivery of the ATM CARD, meanwhile your funds is save with

our securities service so please have that in mind.


The information above is where the ATM CARD was stopped at

Charlotte Douglas International Airport North Carolina.

THIS MAIL IS NOT A SPAM OR SCAM MESSAGE, WE CAN DELIVER YOUR

FUNDS TOMORROW IF WE RECEIVED REPLY FROM YOU, SO STOP DEALING

WITH ANY BODY IF YOU HAVE SOME IMPOSTERS YOU ARE DEALING

WITH AND FOCUS ON GETTING YOUR FUNDS HERE IN THE STATES, YOU

HAVE BEEN WARNED NOT TO DISCLOSE THIS DEAL TO NO ONE OR ELSE

TERMINATION FROM THE HOUSE OF SENATE WILL PENETRATE ON YOUR

FUNDS DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO CONTACT

ANOTHER PERSON TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS IS, SO NO MISTAKE OF

SUCH WILL BE TOLERATED.

Mrs.Flora Hageman

Supervising Manager

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