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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.George Feinberg" <coris.bank090@gmail.com>
Reply-To: office.fill042@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:39:57 +0100
Subject: Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery(US 7019)

nterim Assistant General Manager,
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)
Norfolk International Airport
2200 Norview Ave, Norfolk, VA 23518,
United States

Hello ,

Your Abandoned Package For Delivery


I am Mr. George Feinberg, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation) here at the

Norfolk International Airport,Virginia USA. During my recent WITHHELD
PACKAGE routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I

discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat. and when i scanned
it, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal

Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kg. The consignment was abandoned
because the Contents of the consignment was not

properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY" rather it was declared
as personal effect to avoid interrogation as well as,

the inability of the diplomat

to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges which i $3,700USD.
The details of the consignment including your name,

your email address and the official documents from the United Nations
office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this
consignment, I will advise you provide your current

Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cross check if it
corresponds with the address on the official documents

including the name of nearest Airport around your city. Please note
that this consignment is supposed to have been returned

to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to
the delay in concluding the clearance processes 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 address for quick processing and

response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk
box,I can get everything concluded within 48 hours upon

your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to
contact you personally about this abandoned consignment

because I want us to transact this business and share the money 70%
for you and 30% for me since the consignment has not yet

been returned to the United States Treasury Department 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 assure me of my 30% share.I

wait to hear from you urgently. Please get back to me via my private
Email (officegeorgefeinberg@gmail.com) for further

directives.you can call me at +1 757 608 5944


Thanks,
Mr George Feinberg

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