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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Douglas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crrkkpeter@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 02:01:16 -0800
Subject: Solution for conclusion and delivery of your Consignment

Hello
 
I am Peter Douglas Director Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agent in Hartsfield?Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta GA. We are rounding up for the last Quater of the auditing, all abandom Consignment in US Airports are being transfer to our facilities here for inspection and confiscation. During our investigation, I discovered An abandoned shipment on your name which was transferred to our facility here in Hartsfield?Jackson Atlanta International Airport and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box. The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money.
 
After my inquiries and consultation, i discovered that all these are going to cost us between $5,000 to $10,000. including all the Documents and accumulated Storage fees.
 
Knowing fully well that you don't have this money and i do not have it either, i took it upon myself to source for lenders here in USA because i can not get a loan from Bank here as i am not American and do not have a Bank account in USA.This is on the Condition that you will give me 30% of the total amount contained on Box upon delivery. Finally I was able to get a person who is ready to give us Loan on the Condition that i will return the Loan with Interest within one month., though i have finally concluded with the lender in CA late yesterday, they have accepted to lend us between 5k to 10k through clearing Check, after i must have filled their Form with my Diplomatic passport which will be in their custody till i return the loan with interest within one month as agreed.
 
The only problem i am facing now is that the Check is coming from US Bank and i can not clear the check in the Bank here because i don't have a bank account in USA, i have discussed with the lender and told him that you are my partner, he said that i should provide your name and address to receive the check and submit to your account to have the money cleared within 2 to 3 days, then you send the money back to me to finalize with all the needed Documentation and proceed for delivery and sharing as agreed
 
Therefore, i want to know if you have the ability to receive, deposit and clear the check of $9,000 to $10,000 in your account, if you are 100% sure, you should get back to me and provide the YOUR NAME IN FULL AS IT WILL APPEAR ON THE CHECK, YOUR FULL RECEIVING ADDRESS where he will send the Check to you immediately, also THE NAME OF YOUR BANK AND YOUR CURRENT DIRECT CELL NUMBER, which will be submitted to them to enable them issue and send the Check to you for you to receive it and deposit it to your bank account to have it cleared and return the money to me immediately for immediate action.
 
Please get back to me as soon as you receive this mail and call me for more discussion.
MAKE SURE YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ONLY: pppdouglas13@gmail.com AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE I really need your trust in this regard because my Passport will be in their possession till you receive the Check and send the money back to the lawyer here to conclude and have the Consignment delivered to you, because we will pay back the Loan with interest as agreed.
 
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR ACCOUNT WILL ACCOMMODATE THE AMOUNT BEFORE YOU SEND THE INFORMATION, BECAUSE IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG WITH THE CHECK OR MONEY, I WILL BE IN DEEP TROUBLE.
 
Finally, our mode of sharing the money inside the Consignment upon delivery to your address remains 30% for me and 70% for you
Waiting to hear from you.
 
Mr. Peter Douglas
Inspection Officer
 

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