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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: "Robert M. Hopper" <test@mail1.herculiz.com>
Reply-To: bordenreams@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 05:18:03 -0700
Subject: Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery,129.101




Robert M. Hopper
Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation)
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
285 Rodgers Pepper Lane,
Dallas,Texas 75304, USA
Email: bordenreams@gmail.com

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Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

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I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your tr=
ust before I review it to you because it may cause me my job,so I need some=
body that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you.

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I am Mr. Robert M. Hopper, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities (Oper=
ations,Maintenance,Transportation) here at the Dallas/Fort Worth Internatio=
nal Airport USA. During my recent withheld package routine check at the Air=
port Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from=
Africa and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal=
Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kg. The consignment was abandoned beca=
use the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consig=
nee as ?MONEY? rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interroga=
tion and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States No=
n Inspection Charges which is $3,700USD. On my assumption the consignment i=
s still left in our Storage House here at the Dallas/Fort Worth Internation=
al Airport till date. The details of the consignment including your name, y=
our email address and the official documents from the United Nations office=
in Geneva a!!! ! the T run k box.

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However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consi=
gnment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will advise you =
provide your current Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cross chec=
k if it corresponds with the address on the official documents including th=
e name of nearest Airport around your city. Please note that this consignme=
nt is supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury Departme=
nt as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the clearance proc=
esses so as a result of this, I will not be able to receive your details on=
my official email account. So in order words to enable me cross check your=
details, I will advise you send the required details to my private email a=
ddress for quick processing and response. Once I confirm you as the actual =
recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded within 48hours u=
pon your acceptance and proceed to your address for de livery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact =
you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I want us to tra=
nsact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since th=
e consignment has not yet been returned to the United States Treasury Depar=
tment after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmation=
is made, I will go ahead and pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee =
of $3,700 dollars and arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep =
Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble but you have to assur=
e me of my 30% share.

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However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consi=
gnment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will advise you =
provide your full information as Below:

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FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
NEAREST AIRPORT:

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I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will apprecia=
te if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to me via my priv=
ate Email ( rhopper738@gmail.com )for further directives:

Best Regards
Robert M. Hopper.


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