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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: Richard Burr <send@tools.com>
Reply-To: <senatorrichardburr1111@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 13:08:04 -0800
Subject: shipping/delivery Company/agent 164.70.174.79

 
    I am Richard Burr Head of Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection
    Agency in Harts field-Jackson International Airport Atlanta, Georgia.
    During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment through a
    Diplomat from United Kingdom which was transferred from JF Kennedy
    Airport to our facility here in Atlanta, and when scanned it revealed
    an undisclosed sum of money in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes weighing
    approximately 110kg each.(senatorrichardburr1111@gmail.com)
    The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly
    declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as personal
    Effect/classified document to either avoid diversion by the Shipping
    Agent or confiscation by the relevant authorities. The diplomat's
    inability to pay(senatorrichardburr1111@gmail.com)
    For Non Inspection fees among other things are the reason why the
    consignment is delayed and abandoned.
    By my assessment, each of the boxes contains about $4M or more. They
    are still left in the airport storage facility till today. The
    Consignments like I said are two metal trunk boxes weighing about
    110kg each (Internal dimension:  W61 x H156 x D73 (cm) effective
    Capacity: 680 L) Approximately. The details of the consignment
    including your name and email on the official document from United
    Nations' office in(senatorrichardburr1111@gmail.com)
    London where the shipment was tagged as personal effects/classified
    document is still available with us. As it stands now, you have to
    reconfirm your, Full name, Phone Number, full address so I can
    cross-check and see if it corresponds with the one on the official
    documents. It is now left to you to decide if you still need the
    consignment or allow us repatriate it back to UK (place of origin) as
    we were instructed.(senatorrichardburr1111@gmail.com)
    Like I did say again, the shipper abandoned it and ran away most
    importantly because he gave a false declaration, he could not pay for
    the yellow tag, he could not secure a valid non inspection document(s)
    etc. I am ready to assist you in any way I can for you to get back
    this packages provided you will also give me something out of it
    (financial gratification). You can either come in person, or you
    engage the services of a secure shipping/delivery Company/agent that
    will provide the necessary security that is required to deliver the
    package to your doorstep or the destination of your choice. I need the
    entire guarantee that I can get from you before I can get involved in
    this project.
    Best Regards,
    Richard Burr
 

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