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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: "Dr.Claudius richardson" <btolba@link.net>
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 23:41:02 -0700
Subject: To Dear Consignment Boxes Owner:



To Dear Consignment Boxes Owner:

From Financial Clearing House Unit, United States, Attention consignment boxes owner, this is to inform you regarding your outstanding consignment boxes worth of 2.5 Million Pounds, which was to be delivers by a diplomatic agent long time ago, but due to reason you was not enable to meet up early with what as being required from you by the Airport Authority here in united states, the diplomatic agents who came to make this delivery kept it under the Airport Authority and went back to Benin Republic, Airport Authority, waited from the owner to claims the consignment boxes and was not enable to come up for claim before it was finally handed over to Financial Clearing House Unit, United States, here in our office which as matter of fact being under our Security Monitoring the department here in United States.

Take immediate note that the owner as to pay the sum of $305.00 dollars, before we delivers at your home door step, your consignment boxes, as matter of fact the sum of $305.00 dollars, is what as being holding this delivery not to be complete at your home door step, once the payment as being made available, your delivery shall take place same day at your home door step, immediately 3, hours time the payment of $305.00 dollars as being pay. Therefore kindly send the fee and get your delivery complete at your home door step.

Below are information which you are requested to send the payment to; Mr. james henry

Payment Information.

Receiver’s Name:
Country: Benin Republic
Amount: $305 dollars.
Question: United
Answer: Love
Sender’s Name:……………
Location:…………………
M.T.C.N:…………………

Note that as soon as we do hear from you with the payment we shall kindly provide you with tracking numbers of your consignment boxes to enable you tracks and monitors your consignment boxes.

Regards.
Dr.Claudius richardson

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