419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Ethel McGuire <"MrsEthelMcGuire."@eco.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Ethel McGuire <MrsEthelMcGuire@usa.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:08:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs Ethel McGuire Text Me Now Phone: +1 (310) 881-5454From Mrs
Ethel McGuire Text Me Now Phone: +1 (310) 881-5454

Good Day!

I am contacting you regarding a special cargo that has been abandoned here at our warehouse In Los Angles International Airport for over a period of 2 years and when scanned, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in it. From my findings, the cargo originated from Benin Republic and the content was not declared as money by the consignor in order to avoid diversion by the shipping agent. So after our discovering, we decided to break the box and we realize that the box contained $8.5 Million USD dollars. And we also found out that the box also contained one certificate which is LEGALITY CERTIFICATE. Please I want you to text me message so that I can show you everything.

Click below Link to know about me http://www.lawa.org/airportpolice/Homeland.aspx

Best Regards
Assistant Chief Ethel McGuire
Los Angeles International Airport
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States
Code: LAX Elevation: 38 m
Phone: +1 (310) 881-5454

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