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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: INFORMATION <petubaego54@gmail.com>
Reply-To: belldanny070@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:30:15 +0100
Subject:

*Your Abandoned Package For Delivery I have very vital information to give
to you, but first I must have your trust before I reveal it to you because
it may cost me my job, so I need somebody that I can trust for me to be
able toreveal the secret to you. I am Bell Danny, head of Operations on
luggage*















*/baggage storage facilities (US department of treasury here at 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue Nw,Washington D.C.20220 USA
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/1500+Pennsylvania+Avenue+%C2%A0Nw,Washington+D.C.20220+USA?entry=gmail&source=g>.
During my recent withheld package routine check at my department, I
discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from London 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 avoidinterrogation and
also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non
Inspection Charges which is $1,700USD. On my assumption, the trunk box will
contain more than $7 Million to $10.5 Million and the consignment is still
left in our Storage House here 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 Full Name, 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 has been returned to the UnitedStates Treasury Department
as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the
clearance processes so as a result of this,I will use my position to make
sure this CASH consignments (fund ) are safely and legally released to You.
I will not be able to receive your details on my official email account. So
in order to enable me to cross check your details, I will advise you to
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 within48 hours upon your acceptance and
proceed to your address for delivery. Lastly, be informed thatthe reason I
have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned
consignment is because I want to make sure that you receive this
consignment believing that once you receive it, as a human being you will
surely compensate me with whatever pleases you for my efforts. Since the
consignment has not yet been returned to LONDON after being abandoned by
the diplomat, my candid advice to you is to arrange for the Non Inspection
Fee of $1,700 dollars for the box to be delivered to your doorstep. Or I
can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble. NOTE: If You Receive This
Message In Your Junk Or Spam It's Due To Your Internet Provider. I waitto
hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will appreciate it if
we can keep this confidential. Please get back to me for further
directives: Thanks,Bell DannyTel +1 669 225 2402*

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