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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: "U.S.A. Internal Revenue Service Department." <sec.usemnassy@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: secjanet.hc@blumail.org
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:07:48 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Re: Comply Urgent; The Funds U.S.A. Internal Revenue Service Department.












U.S.A.
Internal Revenue Service Department.

Bureau of Consular Affairs

Washington
, DC 20520

Greeting from USA I.R.S,Date: 19/10/2011

Contact person: 
Mr. Douglas Shulman




Attention Dear;



We write to inform you that your package with reference number 2661428 has


been in IMPEX UNITED STATE OF AMERICA facility custody waiting for resolutions

of the clearance to further the delivery to your delivery address. We have

been waiting for you to contact us regarding your Consignment Box Contains the


total sum of $850.000.00, Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, your

Overdue Contract Funds which UNITED STATE OF AMERICA suppose to deliver to you

which was on hold by US Department of State Bureau and requesting for


Clearance Certificate which will be obtain

from the origination of the Consignment Box before it will be released from

IMPEX UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.



After the meeting held with the Government of Benin, it was resolved that the


delivery of your Consignment to your address must be complete within Three (3)

working days because the year is about to come to an end, and to ensure you

receive your Package Funds, upon your compliance to our directives; You should


send the sum of $95 to obtain the needed Ownership-Clearance Certificate from

Benin which will cover the shipment of the Package to your door step in your

State for your delivery collections.



The clearance charges which was initially on the high price has been cut down


by the US Embassy in Benin 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 (Jaime F Robert) to travel to USA and collect your

package and proceed with the delivery. Meanwhile you are advice to reconfirm

your information including your phone number upon contacting us to avoid


delivery to wrong person. Once you notify us with the above information and

the $95 we shall release your Package to you.  You can contact us with the

following information.



Contact person:  Secretary Janet Napolitan (   usa.a.0ffice@qatar.io )


Note that you are expected to pay only $95 for Ownership-clearance

certificate and you are to pay it to Benin as the origination of the package

in favor of Mr. Onyekwe
James Pater his US line 707-501-9966 or +22967255941,as our


accountant officer in Benin.  Send the $95 through western union or Money

Gram once you receive this mail with the information below for immediate

release of your package,



Receivers Name:==== Mr. Onyekwe
James Pater


Country :======= Benin Republic

City========Cotonou

Test Question:=======Country Code

Answer: ===========+229

Amount:=========== $95



Once you send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN for easy pick up and


for immediate action on the release of your Package for immediate deliver to

your home address. Note that any unclaimed Consignment will be return to IMPEX

Office in Benin after 7 days as unclaimed Funds. So you are urgently advised


to comply with our directives so that we will release your Package to your

home as soon as possible.






SIGN



ALAN BERSIN











































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