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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Pamela Johnson" <officeconsult2013@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: usarevenue@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:52:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: THIS IS URGENCY PLEASE



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U.S.A. Internal Revenue

Service Department.Bureau

of Consular Affairs
Washington ,

DC 20520 Greeting from
USA I.R.S,
Contact person: 
Mr.Douglas Shulman
Email:(usarevenue@yahoo.com)








Attention, My Dear" 

We write
to inform you that your package with reference number 2661428 has been
in Customs facility custody waiting for resolutions of the
clearance to further the delivery to your delivery address by the delivery Agent
who came all the way from Africa.We have been waiting for you to contact us
regarding your consignment box which the agent suppose to deliver to you which
was on hold by USA Customs Department and they are requesting for clearance
certificate which will be obtain from the origination of the consignment box
before it will be released from the Customs to the delivery agent to complete
the delivery.
 
After
the phone call we made on your behalf to the USA Customs Authority and the
Government of Benin Republic, it was resolved that the delivery of your
consignment to your address must be complete within two (2) working days upon
your compliance to our directives; You should send the sum of $65.00 usd to
obtain the needed Ownership-clearance certificate from Benin
Republic. 
 
The clearance
charges which was initially on the high price has been cut down by the US
Embassy in Benin Republic considering the poor economic situations that make it
difficult for the middle class citizens to meet up with the clearance of their
entitlement. 
 
We will upon
the confirmation of your clearing charge assign our Diplomat Agent (Mrs. Pamela
Johnson) to travel to USA and collect your package and proceed with the
delivery.
 
Meanwhile you
are advice to reconfirm the below information upon contacting us to avoid
delivery to wrong person after obtaining the needed Ownership-clearance
certificate from Benin Republic because that is what the Customs here are
waiting for .
 
1-Your Full
Name: 2-Your Delivery Address:3-Your Contact Telephone Number:

4-Your
Occupation:5-Your Identification (Passport number or ID Card
number): 
 
Once you
notify us with the above information and the needed Ownership-clearance
certificate from Benin Republic, the USA Customs will release your consignment
to you and it will be delivered to you by the agent, You can contact us with the
following information,

 Contact person:  Mr.Douglas Shulman Email:
( usarevenue@yahoo.com)
You also advise to contact the delivery agent as
well with the delivery address of yours and his e-mail address is this below.
Name : Mrs. Pamela Johnson
E-mail:(officenotice55@yahoo.co.nz) Note that you are expected to pay
only $65.00 usd for Ownership-clearance certificate and you are to pay it to
Benin Republic as the origination of the package in favour of Mr. Dennis
Wickson as our accountant officer in Benin Republic Send the $65.00 usd through
western union once
you receive this mail with the information below for immediate release of your
package,
 
Receivers
Name:====. Dennis Wickson Country/City:=======Benin
Republic
Test Question:=======what city Answer: ===========cotonou
Amount:===========$65.00.00usd
 
Once you send
the money to Benin Republic to this name , please try to notify us with the MTCN
so that we can contact Mr. Dennis Wickson for easy pick up and for immediate
action on the release of your Ownership-clearance
certificate.

 Note that any unclaimed
consignment will be return to Benin Republic Government after 7 days.
So you are urgently advised to comply with our
directives so that the Customs will release your
consignment.
 
Yours
Sincerely
  
Mr.Douglas Shulman Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Service.
 

U.S.A.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
DEPARTMEN
 



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