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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.Douglas Shulman" <office----massage3@att.net>
Reply-To: irser.vice12@globomail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:56:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ATM CARD RELEASE ORDER,


Attention Please,

We write to inform you that your Seal ATM card
with reference number 2661428 has been in Customs facility custody waiting for
resolutions of the clearance to further the delivery to your nomination address
by the delivery Agent who came all the way from Kansas.We have been waiting for
you to contact us regarding your Seal ATM card 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 Seal ATM card 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 Kansas, it was resolved that the delivery of
your ATM Master card to your address must be complete within two (2) working
days upon your compliance to our directives; You should send the sum of $80.00
u.s.d 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 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 (Mr.
Anthony Williams) to travel to your city 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 Kansas 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 listed
information and the needed Ownership-clearance certificate from Kansas, the USA
Customs will release your ATM Master card 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: (irser.vice1223@globomail.com)
Tel: +229 98952802

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 : Mr. Tony Adams
E-mail:(tonya_dams112@yahoo.co.com)
Note that you are expected to pay only
$80.00 u.s.d for Ownership-clearance certificate and you are to pay it to Kansas
as the origination of the package in favour of Mr.Obiorah N. Simeon as our
accountant officer in Kansas Send the $80.00 u.s.d through western union once
you receive this mail with the information below for immediate release of your
package,
 


Use this information in
sending the money:

 

Receiver's
name:............Mr.Obiorah N. Simeon
Country:............................Benin Republic
City:.................................Cotonou
Test Question:...................To who
test Answer:.......................Obiorah


Amount:===========$80.00.00usd



Once you send the money to Kansas to
this name, please try to notify us with the MTCN so that we can contact
Mr.Obiorah N.
Simeon. 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 the 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
 
U.S.A. Internal Revenue Service
Department.
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington , DC
20520
Greeting from USA I.R.S,Date:
24/02/2011.
Contact person:  Mr.Douglas
Shulman

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