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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: MR KEVIN BRYNNER <jekwukosi9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: brynermrkevin8@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 14:08:48 +0100
Subject: Why did you abandon your package in Airport?

Happy New Year,

urgent notice to you ,

I am Mr. Kevin Brynner, Chief Inspection Agent United Nations
Inspection Unit at Spokane International Airport, working hand in hand
with Department of Homeland Security and U.S Customs and Border
Protection.

During our investigation, 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 25kg each. I
contacted you now because your information was found attached to the
document that accompanied the delivery. Contact me right now on this
email address if you are still interested in the boxes:
Email ( brynermrkevin8@gmail.com


Regards
Mr. Kevin Brynner
Email; brynermrkevin8@gmail.com

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