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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. JAYSON AHERN" <g112@globomail.com>
Reply-To: uscustom_sandborder3@sunumail.sn
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:29:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: A G COMMISSIONER OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP)



ATTENTION--ATTENTION--ATTENTION,

FROM: JAYSON 
AHERN

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR
AFFIRMATION AND TO INFORM YOU OF  THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT AS REGARDS THE DELIVERY
OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT PACKAGE BY THE DIPLOMAT HILARY KALU.
 
WHILE SCANNING
THE PACKAGE,OUR CASHTRAC MACHINE DETECTED THAT THE CONTENT OF THE PACKAGE THE
DIPLOMAT IS DELIVERING TO YOU IS CASH WORTH THE SUM OF USD
$2.500,000.

IT IS A CRIME TO BRING IN MONEY (OVER
US$10,000) INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTATIONS AND
CLEARANCE BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT THE MONEY IS EITHER BEING SMUGGLED INTO THE
COUNTRY OR THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDS IS QUESTIONABLE.
 
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL THE RELEVANT
DOCUMENTATIONS NEEDED TO AUTHENTICATE THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO
PROVE THAT THE FUNDS WERE EARNED LEGITIMATELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PATRIOT ACT
SO THAT THE FBI,IRS AND HOMELAND SECURITY WILL NOT COME KNOCKING AT YOUR
DOOR.
 
IN LIEU OF THE ABOVE,IT IS THEREFORE MANDATORY THAT YOU PROVIDE
THE ORIGIN OF FUNDS CERTIFICATE (O.O.F)  TO PROVE THAT THE FUNDS HAVE NO LINKS
WITH ANY FORM OF ILLEGALITY.
 
BEING THE BENEFICIARY OF THE PACKAGE,THE
ORIGIN OF FUNDS CERTIFICATE(O.O.F) IS THE ONLY WAY OF CONFIRMING THE SOURCE OF
THE FUNDS AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATE BEFORE THE
DIPLOMAT WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPLETE THE DELIVERY TO YOU TOMORROW.
 
THE
DIPLOMAT'S FLIGHT DETAILS SHOWS THAT HE CAME FROM BENIN REPUBLIC AND WE HAVE
CONTACTED THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES IN THAT COUNTRY TO ENQUIRE ABOUT THE PROCESS
OF GETTING THE CERTIFICATE.

WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE BENEFICIARY OF THE
PACKAGE WILL PAY FOR THE CERTIFICATE AND THE COST OF THIS
DOCUMENTAION  $198DOLLARS, YOU HAVE TO PAY THIS FEE DIRECTLY TO THEM VIA WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR MONEY GRAM IN THE NAME STATED BELOW:
 

RECEIVER NAME:IGBANUGO 
LAWRENCE
ADDRESS: BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY;             COTONOU
AMOUNT : $198
QUESTION & ANSWER, WHAT FOR, MY
BELONGING
AFTER PAYING THE FEE,SEND THE FOLLOWING PAYMENT
INFORMATION
1. SENDER'S NAME AND ADDRESS
2. MTCN NUMBER

3. TEXT QUESTION & ANSWER


UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE PAYMENT
INFORMATION,THE CERTIFICATE WILL BE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME BY THE COTONOU
REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN AUTHORITY, SCANNED AND SEND IMMEDIATELY VIA EMAIL TO US SO
THAT THE DIPLOMAT WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPLETE THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE TO
YOU TOMORROW.
 
FAILURE TO PAY FOR THIS DOCUMENTATION IS A CONFIRMATION
THAT YOU WANTED TO SMUGGLE THE FUNDS INTO THE COUNTRY WHICH IS A FEDERAL OFFENCE
AND A GROSS VIOLATION OF THE PATRIOT ACT. 
 
 IT IS THEREFORE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST THAT YOU
PAY FOR THE CERTIFICATE AS INSTRUCTED IMMEDIATELY AS THE CONSEQUENCES OF
REFUSING IS VERY SEVERE.


YOURS
FAITHFULLY,
JAYSON 
AHERN

YOURS
FAITHFULLY,
MR. JAYSON 
AHERN
A G
COMMISSIONER OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
(CBP)

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