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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: SMORG LLB <francisgomel78@gmail.com>
Reply-To: smorg@consultant.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 19:20:03 +0100
Subject: Consignment Notification


Dear Sir,


I am Mr. Francis Gomel Jr. the Assistant Director Inspection Unit/United
Nations Inspection Agent in LaGuardia international airport in the northern
part of the New York City, USA. During my recent withheld package routine
check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from
a Diplomat from London and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of
money in a metal trunk box. 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 United States Non
Inspection Charges which is $1,750.00 On my assumption, the box will
contain about $4.5 Million to $5 Million and the consignment is still left
in our Storage House here at the LaGuardia international airport in the
northern part of the New York City till date. The details of the
consignment including your name, your email address and the official
document from the United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Metal
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 United States
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 order words to
enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send the required
details to my private email address which is (smorg@consultant.com
<nelsonaku958@gmail.com> ) for quick processing and response. Once I
confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything
concluded within 3-6 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 United States Treasury
Department after being abandoned by the diplomat.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will
appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential. All that will be needed
from us is the payment of the Non Inspection Charges which is $1,750.00.

Mr. Francis Gomel Jr.
Assistance Inspection Director
LaGuardia international airport
New York, NY 11371, United States

Tel: (539) 888 1932 <%28539%29%20888-1932>
<%28539%29%20888-1932>

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