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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: "JohnKennedy International Airport USA" <postmaster@cheng-hau.com>
Reply-To: infoctf@accountant.com
Date: 20 Dec 2024 15:23:15 +0100
Subject: Re: Hello

International Airport USA.

Good day

I am Peta Lemmy, head of luggage / baggage storage facilities
here at the John F. Kennedy International Airport USA. I am
contacting you in the storage facility and we are about 2-
3million dollars in it. The consignment was abandoned by a
diplomat who was not in charge of delivering the paperwork and
the inability to pay the required fee of $ 3,800 on the
diplomatic consignment box for the delivery.

I have taken a look at it, I know we can transact this deal and
share the money 70% for you and 30% for me. Full name, full phone
number, full phone number. Immediately the confirmation is made,
I will go ahead and pay for the clearance delivery Fee of 3,800
dollars and I will take care of you. % share of the total money
in the box. I can get everything concluded within 3-5days upon
your acceptance. All communication must be held extremely secure
to ensure a successful delivery.


Regards,
Peta Lemmy
JohnKennedy International Airport USA.

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