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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: Mrs flora Hageman <pickett.darliton@gmail.com>
Reply-To: MrsfloraHageman13@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:55:11 +0100
Subject: YOUR RESPONSE IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY

Charlotte Douglas International Airport
5501 R C Josh Birmingham Parkway Charlotte,
NC 28208, United States
North Carolina.
Charlotte, NC 28208.

Good Day,

Sorry for the delay in sending this message, We were checking over some
files and packages in the office and we discover an ATM CARD which was
addressed on your name, (I think it is a winning funds) I believe you can
remember a dealing that has to do with some cooperate body or individual
about this said funds to be deliver to you through an (ATM CARD) but I do
not have any idea why it was on hold at our Airport up-to-date.

So we contacted the Authorities and they asked us to get in contact with
Senator John Boozman, to get an approval to figure out what was in the
package, After checking over the ATM CARD, we discover a total sum of
$5.5,000.000 ($5.5 Million USD) through the router figurative machine who
check on balance through the number on a ATM CARD, so we report back to the
Senator John Boozman and we were asked to deliver the package to you from
this office. (Senator John Boozman, 1401 W Capital, Ste 1500 Little Rock,
AR 72201) We need you to reconfirm your full name and Home address to see
if it will show on the package we have here. If you want it to be delivered
to you immediately, it will cost you just $55 which is the charges for the
insurance certificate and delivery of the ATM CARD, meanwhile your funds
is save with our securities service so please have that in mind.

The information above is where the ATM CARD was stopped at Charlotte
Douglas International Airport North Carolina.

THIS MAIL IS NOT A SPAM OR SCAM MESSAGE, WE CAN DELIVER YOUR FUNDS TOMORROW
IF WE RECEIVED REPLY FROM YOU, I HAVE INCLUDED MY NAME AND MY SSN FOR YOU
TO KNOW I AM FOR REAL AND NOT A SCAM IF YOU NEED TO VERIFY ME, SO STOP
DEALING WITH ANY BODY IF YOU HAVE SOME IMPOSTERS YOU ARE DEALING WITH AND
FOCUS ON GETTING YOUR FUNDS HERE IN THE STATES, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED NOT TO
DISCLOSE THIS DEAL TO NO ONE OR ELSE TERMINATION FROM THE HOUSE OF SENATE
WILL PENETRATE ON YOUR FUNDS DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO
CONTACT ANOTHER PERSON TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS IS, SO NO MISTAKE OF SUCH WILL
BE TOLERATED.

Supervising Manager
Mrs Flora Hageman

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