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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: AGENT JOHN LOPEZ <neese.allen57@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnlopez62@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:23:04 -0700
Subject: URGENT

Hi,
I am John Lopez, I am working with minting and inspection unit of Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, six silver mater boxes and Six ATM cards
Package was intercepted by the customs at the JFK airport London and
brought to the Federal Reserve Bank office for inspection, The boxes
contained $25 bill of Dollars to the amount of $10.5 million and all were
stamped ceased.

I was mandated to examine the boxes and safeguard it all; I found out that
the first and second boxes were only stamped; why 4 boxes was not stamped,
it was actually brought in from Africa, apparently to deceive the US
customs.

My purpose of contacting you, Is i found your E-mail contact address in
one of the file to make claim of this boxes as the beneficiary.But it is
dangerous to me to disclose this information then because right now I am
working with International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in line with the
resolution of the United Nations General Assembly which enjoins all member
States to establish national human rights institutions for the promotion
and protection of human rights.

If you are ready to keep the transaction as top secret as i do not want it
to jeopardize or have my reputable image dented,

Then give me your honest Home address, cell phone number, to underneath
your address as the beneficiary but you most promise not to betray me

.
Regard
Agent John Lopez
call Tel: (518)7681-131

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