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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. MICHAEL PETERSON." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaelpeterson00002009@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 02:41:58 -0700
Subject: MR.MICHAEL PETERSON.LEASE CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE.

MR.MICHAEL PETERSON.
Director Airport Inspection Officer
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
574 Airport South Pkwy
Atlanta, GA 30349-8642.
 
Good day,
 
Please confirm if you are the owner of the above name and contact address as the address is what we have in the two consignment boxes here in Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
 
I AM MR. MICHAEL PETERSON. Director United Nations Inspection Agent in charge of Transportation Security Administration. Hartsfield International Airport Atlanta Georgia. During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from United Kingdom under ship forwarder was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility here in Atlanta and when scanned, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kg each. The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent also the Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees.
 
On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than $8.2Million in each of the consignment boxes that is still left in the airport storage house till today. The Consignment are two metal box with weight of about 110kg each (Internal dimension:  W61 x H156 x D73 (cm). Effective capacity: 680 L.) 
Approximately, the details of the consignment including your name and email address on the official documents from United Nation office in London where the shipment was tagged as personal effects.
As it stands now, you are to reconfirm your Phone Number, full address, to cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official document including the name of nearest Airport around you and other details. I want us to transact this business with you and share the money, since the shipper has abandoned it and disappeared. I will pay for the Non inspection fee and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this airport to your address by myself. But I will share it 50% 50% with you.
 
All communication must be held extremely confidential. I can get every arrangement concluded within 4 to 6hours upon your acceptance, but it must be on the condition that you will compensate me with 50% of the amount contained in the boxes and I must get assurance from you concerning my 50% before I  will proceed to deliver the shipment to any address of your choice, I want to use my position to have the consignment cleared, since the shipper has abandoned it and ran away. I will pay for the Non Inspection Fee and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this Airport to any address of your choice; once we are through I will deploy the services of a secured shipping Company geared to provide the security it needs to your doorstep or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble on the way. But I will need a written guarantee and a copy of any type of identification of you on my 50% compensation before I can do anything.
 
If you assure me of my 50% and agreed with my condition, you should contact me.
 
I wait to hear from you.
 
MR.MICHAEL PETERSON.
Director Airport Inspection Officer
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
574 Airport South Pkwy
Atlanta, GA 30349-8642.
 

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