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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: "Airport Storage and Cargo Unit." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidbeardsley80@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 22:58:51 -0300
Subject: ATTENTION:Notice On Your Package reg #: JG1N8875BS

George Bush Intercontinental Airport,
Airport Storage and Cargo Unit.
2800 N Terminal Rd, Houston, TX 77032, United States


ATTENTION:Notice On Your Package reg #: JG1N8875BS

In view of your inability to receive your package reg #: JG1N8875BS
originally scheduled to be delivered to you by the agency foreign payment
service New York. This package in a metal box valued 2,316,000USD (Two
Million, Three Hundred and Sixteen thousand United States dollars) arrived
at George Bush Intercontinental AirpoTexas,via American airways
flight no.3075.

The agency Foreign payment service New York staff came and applied for the
release of this package for delivery to your address but has since not shown
up.

I am writing to inform you that we have intercepted and investigated the said
package and the investigation proved the legitimacy of the package.This package
was
initially scheduled for delivered to you but due to some circumstances here at
the
airport the delivery could not be initiated.You are therefore advised to contact
Mr. Matt Willy of All American Courier (llc) Director of Delivery Services
to recover your package and immediate delivery to your home address.
His email address is: (mattwilly001@hotmail.com)
Note that this notice serves as our last recovery notice to you as the grace day
given to you has expired and the security and cargo unit shall begin to charge
$20.00
for each day the package stays in our custody, you are therefore advised to
hasten
up in order to recover your package or we will be compelled to list your package
as an
unclaimed and maybe forfeited and moved to the United States Treasury Department
for holding.

Best regards,

Brian R. Adams, Director

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