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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: "CHARLES SWIDER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <airportshuttlekeeper02@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:57:42 -0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED IN THE CLAIM OF YOUR FUNDS!

SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT
San Francisco, California.
Airport Shuttle Keeper

Good day,

Sorry for the delay in this message, On Thursday, we were checking over some
files and packages in the office and we discovered an ATM CARD which was
addressed on your name, Home address and email (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 delivered to you through an (ATM CARD)
but I do not have idea why it was on held at our Airport up-to-date.

So we contacted the Authorities and they asked us to get in contact with Senator
Harry Reid, to get an approval to figure out what was in the package, After
checking over the ATM CARD, we discovered a total sum of $7.5 Million through
the router figurative machine who checks on balance through the number on a ATM
CARD, so we reported back to the authority and we were asked to deliver the
package to you from this office.

We need you to reconfirm the below information as it is on the package we have
here:

Full name:
Home address:
Contact Number:

If you want it to be delivered to you immediately, Kindly acknowledge this email
by providing the requested information so we can have your package sent for
delivery
to you.

THIS MAIL IS NOT A SPAM OR SCAM MESSAGE, WE CAN DELIVER YOUR FUNDS TOMORROW IF
WE GET A RESPONSE AND COOPERATION FROM YOU, I HAVE INCLUDED MY NAME, MY CONTACT
NUMBER AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOU TO KNOW I AM FOR REAL AND TO CONTACT ME, SO
STOP DEALING WITH ANY BODY IF YOU HAVE SOME SCAMMER YOU ARE DEALING WITH AND
FOCUS ON GETTING YOUR FUNDS HERE IN THE STATES.


CHARLES SWIDER
Supervisor Manager
Email: airportshuttlekeeper02@gmail.com
Contact Number: (818) 925-9898
For: Airport Shuttle Keeper.

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