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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 Kelvin Martins <kelmartins002@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:09:48 -0800
Subject: FROM KEVIN MARTINS

Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)
Heathrow International Airport London ,
IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL

Phone #: +447010028296

Attention,

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your
trust before I review it to you because it may cause me my job,so I need
somebody that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you.

I am Mr. Kevin Martins, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation) here at the Heathrow
International Airport,london . During my recent withheld package routine
check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from
a Diplomat from Africa and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of
money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kg. The consignment
was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properly
declared by the consignee as "MONEY" rather it was declared as personal
effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay
for the London Non Inspection Charges which is $3,700USD. On my assumption
the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the Heathrow
International Airport london till date. The details of the consignment
including your name, your email address and the official documents from the
United Nations office in
Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this
consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will advise
you provide your current Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cross
check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents
including the name of nearest Airport around your city. Please note that
this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the British Treasury
Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the
clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not be able to receive
your details on my official email account. So in other words to enable me
cross check your details, I will advise you send the required details to my
private email address for quick processing and response. Once I confirm you
as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded
within 48 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for
delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact
you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I want us to
transact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since
the consignment has not yet been returned to the British Treasury
Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the
confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the British Non
Inspection Fee of $3,700 dollars and arrange for the box to be delivered to
your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble but you
have to assure me of my
30% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will
appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential.
Please get back to me soon with the requested information. You can call me
on this cell #: +447010028296 for more directives.
Thanks,

Kevin Martins

Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations,Maintenance,
Transportation)
Heathrow International Airport London ,
IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL

Phone #: +447010028296

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