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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: "Dip.John Brown" <mslapointe2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: john.brow0101@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:42:33 -0800
Subject: Attn:My Dear

Attn: My Dear ,

I’m United Nation Eco-was Diplomat Mr.John Brown, I have been trying
to reach you on your telephone about an hour now just to inform you
about my successful arrival in your Country Airport with your two
boxes of consignment worth of Us$4.5Million Dollars which I have been
instructed by United Nation Ecowas branch Lagos,Nigeria to be
delivered to you.

The Airport authority demanded for all the legal backup papers to
prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud
money, I have presented the papers I handed it over to them and they
are very much pleased with the paper’s I presented but the only thing
that is still keeping me here is the Airport Delivery Yellow Tag
Certificate which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport
Authority has advise that we get the Delivery Tag so that I can excite
the airport immediately and make my delivery successful.

I try to reason with them and they stated that the two Delivery Yellow
Tag Certificates will
cost you just Us$150.00 Dollars only to get the two tag placed on the
boxes as that Tag will enable me get to your house doorstep successfully
without any interference, they scanned the boxes and found out that
the fund is 100 % spend able and accepted by any bank in the whole
world.

Please try and reach me now, as I can not afford to spend more time
here due to other delivery I have to take care of in Netherlands and
other countries. I will provide you the papers backing the funds
together with my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank were you
will deposit the fund successfully with these papers. I have i more
vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I
reach your house as that it is the diplomatic rules, such as
authorization to deliver.

You can direct the Tag Fee to our Head Office in Lagos,Nigeria as they
will obtain Yellow Tag Certificate for you and fax it to me and they
are entitled to receive and make any payment to foreign countries
authority. get back to me in this email: ( john.brow0101@hotmail.com )

Therefore,you can send the $150usd today through RIA MONEY TRANSFER or
MONEY GRAM with this information below.

Receiver Name : OBUKWELI GEORGE CHINWEIKE
Receiver Country : LAGOS, NIGERIA
Receiver Address : 106 IBANDAN EXPRESS WAY LAGOS,NIGERIA
Amount : Us$150.00 only
Phone Number :+2348169039381
Reference Number :...................
Sender Name :...........................

So, I am waiting to hear from you quickly to avoid delaying and you
can reach me with this my roaming number +1 347 394 2258 by text
messages or call .

Mr.John Brown.
Diplomatic Agent.
Tell : +1 347 394 2258.
Email : john.brow0101@hotmail.com .

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