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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.Benson Smith" <guest@proekt.net.ru>
Reply-To: mr.besmith009@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:09:56 +0100
Subject: Your Abandoned Consignment From: John F. Kennedy International Airport,
New York, U.S.A.

Attn: Sir


Your Abandoned Consignment From: John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, U.S.A.

I am Mr. Benson Smith, Director of the Inspection Unit here in John F. Kennedy International Airport(JFK) NY. It's my sole responsibility to inform you that during the 2nd of July,2017 routine check on abandoned parcels/packages at the Airport Storage Vault Security House, I discovered a abandoned metal trunk box that belongs to you from a Delivery Agent of Walter brothers securities Company and when it was scanned at the Airport scanning machine, it revealed an undisclosed of Consignment and one Mr.Edward Kelly from Texas has been sending series of email/fax to me thereby trying to convince me
that, you are dead and that you also assigned him to receive this withheld consignment on your behalf. True or false?

Meanwhile, please note that, the metal trunk box was abandoned due to the content of the metal trunk box was not declared by the delivery agent rather it was declared as Photograph materials in other to avoid interrogation and also due to the inability of the delivery agent to secure an IRREVOCABLE DELIVERY PERMIT CERTIFICATE before bringing in the metal trunk box into John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY. Furthermore, on my assumption, the abandoned metal trunk box contains not less than 13kg and it is still left in our Storage Vault Security House here in John F.Kennedy International
Airport, NY till date and it is been tagged with your name and your address, However, in other to confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment, as the director of the inspection unit, I will like you to respond to this email letter immediately because i am the only person who know all this so you can get back to me with the reconfirmation listed details below:

Cell Phone number:
Home address:
Date of birth:
Current occupation:
Passport ID Card:

N/B: The reason for the re:confirmation of the requested details is to cross check if it correspond with the information's attached on the metal trunk box. Please take note that your withheld metal trunk box which contains approximately 10.5M is supposed to have been sent to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed consignment. Without delay, you are advised to respond to this email letter immediately you receive this message. Also, be aware that, once the above requested details is been re:confirmed by you and you are able to secure an IRREVOCABLE PERMIT CERTIFICATE, as the director of the inspection unit, I give you 100% iron guarantee that the delivery of your consignment of the metal trunk box will be effected through a courier service within 24hours for more verification/proofs contact me through this private email for security reason. Or i will help you deliver it to your address with our aircraft to avoid any further interception.

Please the CIA also confirmed to us that you should ignore any email or call from those called scammer that the have been deceiving you for so long and also ripping your hard earn money the package have been sent to you for long but do to his greediness as a SCAMMER they need your money you recently you SENT to him money in respect of this consignment Please if you know what is good for you stop further communication with those groups, Furthermore the CIA is watching your communication to avoid any immediate arrest.

Thank you,

Mr.Benson Smith

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