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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: William Robenson <huwauabubakargona@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.williamrobenson2008@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:14:43 -0700
Subject: Attention Beneficiary;


Assistant Inspection Director
John F. Kennedy International
Airport Queens New York, 11430
United States.

Hello Good Friend,

I am Mr. William Robenson. a senior officer at John F. Kennedy
International Airport (JFK) New York. During my search for

undelivered parcels 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 which could be approximately
10.5Million dollars. 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 avoid interrogation and also the inability
of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non

Inspection Charges which is $3,800USD. On my assumption the consignment is
still left in our Storage House here at the John

F. Kennedy International Airport Queens New York 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 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 $3,800 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... Description of Consignment box to be delivered:
Type:......CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX Size:....../ 2:1 CM.

Weight:...5.6KG. Color:.....BROWN BOX Registration NO: #98952457 Serial
#1256784315 Pin number?*****

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and interested to
receive your box and I will appreciate it if we

can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to me and send me your
information.

YOUR FULL NAMES ..........................
YOUR ADDRESS: ............................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER ........................
CELL PHONE NUMBER ........................
AGE ......................................
SEX: .....................................
YOUR OCCUPATION / POSITION HELD ..........
Thank you.

Mr.William Robenson
Assistant Inspection Director
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Queens New York, 11430
United States

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