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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: "Robert Morries" <@aogiri.pl@rutgersfan.com>
Reply-To: robertmorrieshopper@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 02:09:11 -0500
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY




--
Cargo Unit: Chicago O' Hare International Airport,
code: ORD 10000 West O'Hare Chicago, IL 60666:USA,

ATTENTION EMAIL OWNER: Final Notice of Your Package In view of
your inability to receive your package with

registration code #: CT8100AF has been originally scheduled to be
delivered to you by an agency, and this package

in a white metal box valued USD $10Million mistakenly arrived at
Chicago O' Hare International Airport terminal 5

via Malaysia airlines flight no.BA297 from Bakalalan Airport Malaysia
sometime ago. The package with registration

no,#: CT8100AF has been cleared by the USA customs and is 100% legitimate.

The agency, attached to the airport, city express delivery (c.e.d)
who delivered your package to your address

have just return the package to our storage facility at the Chicago
Airport, due to incomplete address.Please

reconfirm these information's;

1. Country:
2. Full Name:
3. Address:
4. Direct Tel. #:
5. State: / City:
6. Nearest airport:
7. Occupation:
8. Age/sex:
Note that this notice serves as our last recovery notice to you as
our department will be compelled to

shortlist your package as an unclaimed consignment, and maybe
forfeited. Note: Delivery of your package from the

airport to your residential address is free once you pay the storage
keeping fee of $510.

Best regards
ROBERT MORRIES

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