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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.Williams. Townsend" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: <williams_townsend2022@citromail.hu>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 22:46:46 -0700
Subject: EXTERNAL - Hello Good Friend


CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not cli=
ck links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the c=
ontent is safe.


Assistant Inspection Director
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Hello Good Friend

This is an official email directed to you for your consideration only and i=
t should be treated personal and confidential.

Furthermore, I am Mr.Williams.Townsend, A officer worked at Los Angeles Int=
ernational Airport (CA) I am contacting you about an abandoned diplomatic c=
onsignment box and the x-ray scan report revealed an undisclosed sum of mon=
ey in a metal trunk box which could be approximately 14.5Million dollars. a=
nd the box indicates your contact email address and the consignment was aba=
ndoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by=
the consignee as =E2=80=9CMONEY=E2=80=9D rather it was declared as a perso=
nal effect to avoid interrogation.

Meanwhile, The Diplomat who was on transit to your location 3 weeks before =
the coronavirus pandemic crisis that shook the world started. The diplomat =
who arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (CA) on transit to your lo=
cation failed to pay for the United States Non-Inspection fee to the US Cus=
toms and border protection; he abandoned the consignment and left without n=
otifying the authority anything of his arrival for declaration of clearance=
up till date. And know one knows his whereabouts up till date or he might =
have been infected with the CONVID-19 VIRUS and passed away. To confirm you=
as the authentic beneficiary, do send me your full name, your home address=
, your mobile telephone number

Moreover, I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this =
abandoned box so that we can transact this as a deal and share the total mo=
ney 70% for you and 30% for me. My main purpose of contacting you. The U.S.=
Customs and Border Protection are on clearance for some abandoned benefici=
aries consignment which will be listed among the list of consignment boxes =
that will be confiscated and get transferred to the US Treasury storage fac=
ility within some days. I want both of us to transact this as a deal. All I=
want is your trust as the arrangement for the box to be delivered to you w=
hich can be concluded within 1 to 2 working days after confirmation is made=
and upon your acceptance and willingness to cooperate more details will be=
furnished to you.

I will appreciate it if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get back=
to me via this email for further directives: You can not call me on my tel=
ephone number, for now, to avoid exposing me more. Send your response to my=
private email. ( williams_townsend2022@citromail.hu<mailto:williams_townse=
nd2022@citromail.hu> )

Thank you.

Mr.Williams. Townsend,

This email and any other accompanying document(s) contain information from =
Kent Police and/or Essex Police, which is confidential or privileged. The i=
nformation is intended to be for the exclusive use of the individual(s) or =
bodies to whom it is addressed. The content, including any subsequent repli=
es, could be disclosable if relating to a criminal investigation or civil p=
roceedings. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclo=
sure, copying, distribution or other use of the contents of this informatio=
n is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify us=
immediately by contacting the sender or telephoning Kent Police on 01622 6=
90690 or Essex Police on 01245 491491, as appropriate. For further informat=
ion regarding Kent Police=E2=80=99s or Essex Police=E2=80=99s use of person=
al data please go to https://www.kent.police.uk/hyg/privacy/ or https://www=
.essex.police.uk/hyg/privacy/. Additionally for our Terms and Conditions pl=
ease go to https://www.kent.police.uk/hyg/terms-conditions/ or https://www.=
essex.police.uk/hyg/terms-conditions/ This email and any other accompanying=
document(s) contain information from Kent Police and/or Essex Police, whic=
h is confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the =
exclusive use of the individual(s) or bodies to whom it is addressed. The c=
ontent, including any subsequent replies, could be disclosable if relating =
to a criminal investigation or civil proceedings. If you are not the intend=
ed recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or other =
use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received=
this email in error, please notify us immediately by contacting the sender=
or telephoning Kent Police on 01622 690690 or Essex Police on 01245 491491=
, as appropriate. For further information regarding Kent Police=E2=80=99s o=
r Essex Police=E2=80=99s use of personal data please go to https://www.kent=
.police.uk/hyg/privacy/ or https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/privacy/. Additi=
onally for our Terms and Conditions please go to https://www.kent.police.uk=
/hyg/terms-conditions/ or https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/terms-conditions/

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