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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: Interim Assistance General Manager <marcusmorrisedgar21@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrmarcusedgar@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:39:27 -0700
Subject: Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary,

Mr. Marcus M. Edgar.
Interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation)
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
285 Rodgers Pepper Lane,
Dallas,Texas 75243, USA
Email:mrmarcusedgar@gmail.com

Your Abandoned Package For Delivery


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

I am Mr. Marcus M. Edgar, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities
(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation) here at the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport USA. During my recent withheld package routine
check at the Airport 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 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 and
also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non
Inspection Charges which is $3,700USD. On my assumption the
consignment is still left in our Storage House
here at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport till date. 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 as the assistant director of the
Inspection Unit, 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 delays 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 48hours 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 is 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 if you are still alive and I will
appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to
me via my private Email (mrmarcusedgar@gmail.com) i await to read from
you for further directives: you are also advise to reconfirm your
information as instructed

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Age:
3. Occupation:
4. Your Phone Number:
5.YOUR ID:
6.Your Home address:
7.Your Country:


Best Regards
Mr. Marcus M. Edgar.

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