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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: Info File <mjgonzalez@globalvastago.com>
Reply-To: 987infofile@naver.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:44:49 -0700
Subject: Attention:Sir/Madam,



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Attention:Sir/Madam,

We have finally succeeded in getting your abandoned package worthy of
United states dollars funds amount of ($41.5M) which is from
COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE USA made as a drafted check/ATM CARD out on
your bonifide name which is to be delivery with the help of Dr
William Barr United States Attorney General USA which act as your Mr.
foreign Attorney General representative here in USA.

So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the help
of our bank Agent Mr Joel Crane of your package and every Documents
guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advice to re-confirm
your full delivery information to the bank Agent right now as he is
currently at located International Airport with your consignment
package, As he called our office this morning to inform me that he
misplaced your delivery address which he has, so you will have to
reconfirm your full contact details.

So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the
diplomat and Email him with this email address:(987infofile@naver.com)
or you can call him immediately :+1(305)832-1407 ,or send text message
so as to have easy conversation with him and to enable you give him full
direction to get your package delivered to you and safety and sound,
Furthermore you are advice to be very fast as the bank Agent Mr Joel
Crane has no time to waste due to his flight ticket, So the Information
you are Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.

1)Your Full Name
(2)Mobile Phone Number
(3)Current Home Address
(4)Fax Number
(5)Country
(6)City
(7)Nearest Airport
(8)Your Occupation
(9) A Copy of Your I D For attached Identification perusal purpose.

As he is at located International Airport in country right now because
of the Searching and Scanning of the package which made him to misplace
your address So contact him to deliver your package first thing
tomorrow morning possibly today, So get back to us immediately you
contact the Agent to make sure that your package get to you without any
hitch.

Please try to make sure that you contact him with this below:

Name- Bank Agent...Mr Joel Crane
Contact Email Address:987infofile@naver.com
Telephone Number :+1(305)832-1407 call me or send text meassage.

So contact him to deliver your package first thing tomorrow morning
possibly today,+1(305)832-1407 So get back to us immediately you contact
the Bank Agent to make sure that your package has getting to you without
any hitch, Furthermore remember the Bank Agent delivering the package
does not know the content of that package , Because the Attorney which
represented you registered it as a family value to avoid hitch during
the delivery so unknown circumstances should you let him know the
content of that package is to avoid lost of your package was Sign and
Stamp by Federal Ministry of Justice to make sure that it is protected
until it gets to you..

Regards

Rev. Michael Moore

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