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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 A White" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankawhite23@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:25:43 -0800
Subject: Very Urgent Message To You

I am Mr. Frank Anthony White, a senior officer at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) NYC. I have contacted you time without numbers regarding an abandoned diplomatic consignment box and the X-ray scan report box revealed some US dollar bills which could be approximately US$12.5Million United States dollars and the official paper of the box indicates your contact details. To confirm you as the authentic beneficiary, do send me your full name, home address, your home/mobile telephone number and the nearest airport to you.

For your information, the box was abandoned by the diplomat who was on transit to your city because he was not able to pay the (JFK) clearance fee of US$3,800 dollars. 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 money 70% for you and 30% for me. As soon as I get the requested details from you for verification.

I will pay the clearance fee and make arrangements for the consignment to be delivered to you which could be concluded within 4-6 hours after confirmation is made and upon your acceptance and willingness to cooperate. Please, all communication must be held extremely confidential to ensure a successful delivery.

Kindly send your response

I will give you a call after my confirmation.

Thank you!

Kind regards
Frank Anthony White

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