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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: FRANK NEWMAN <hannelieswart2000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: franknewman1967@naver.com
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:23:46 -0500
Subject: Your Abandoned Package Worth $10.8Million USD

interim Assistance General Manager,
(Operations,Maintenance,Transportation)
Bakersfield International Airport
Address. 9300 Laurel Oak Way
Bakersfield, California(CA), 93391
Tel: (+1) 818-722-3188
Email: franknewman1967@naver.com

Attention

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 FRANK NEWMAN, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities at FedEx
courier Operations,Maintenance,Transportation here in Bakersfield Airport
California 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 one neither
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 are $3,700USD. On my assumption the consignment is still left
in our Storage House here at the Bakersfield International Airport
California 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.this package contains
$10.8Million USD Cash.

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 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 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 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
franknewman1967@naver.com for further directives: You can call me on my
telephone number and drop a message at Tel: (+1) 818-722-3188
Thank you.
FRANK NEWMAN

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