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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.JENDY GREEN" <editor@sundayguardian.co.tz>
Reply-To: idfru@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:06:59 +0530
Subject: urgent


International Debt Funds Recovery Unit United States Department of the
Treasury Washington DC
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ;
Washington , DC 20220 Phone (202) 656-3184

Hello:

We are "The Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings of the United States ,
supplementary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, DC. Our
motive is to monitor large funds coming into the United States in whatever
package or format via (Electronically or Consignment Baggage) thus I
ponder on facts to get your attention.

Understand that we do not need to provide you with any more information as
our first email to you explains it all. Its with immense pleasure that I
deem necessary to enlighten you more over our diligent and proactive
services as commitment to the American citizens to serve with our heart
and might in discharge of our duties because we are governed by principles
and policies that must not be violated by any person or group of
person(s), and the state of affairs to which our policies are established
is very unprecedented and dose not need to suit any person as its a matter
of whether or not you like our conception you have to adhere to our
instructions to you.

Be well informed that before we commence the delivery of your consignment
baggage to your bank or residence, the legal paperwork that will back off
unnecessary stir up from the United States Customs Service and the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States has to be obtained
known as 'Stamp of Duty Paperwork and Permission Order Paperwork to avert
the categorizing of your consignment baggage as smuggled illegal item into
the country for the finance of terrorist attacks or Money Laundering due
to SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACK ON AMERICA, a disaster that every American
detest in our memory because it a stigma to our independence rights "
terrorism they say
is the third world war". In order words the paperwork are to be obtained
from the country origin of the fund Benin Republic, by Attorney in charge
Named: Harry James


Secondly, we ensure that our clients are well informed and acquainted with
our codes of conducts and that is the facts that the Foreign Assets
Treasure Lodgings of U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington DC can
only accommodate your consignment box in the pecuniary vault of the
treasury for the maximum period of ten working days, and If the baggage
deposit period exceeds ten working days without being cleared
out of the vault, the Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings will automatically
impose demur rage accumulated charges over the consignment, and the
charges are to be paid before the consignment baggage will be released and
delivered to your residence or bank.

Basically the obtaining fees of the above listed paperwork is $129..00 US,
and to avert the police of imposing your consignment with accumulated
demur-rages, you are advice to send the Money Gram the fees to Attorney:
Harry James using the information below, because the use of an account
will perhaps give the room for the accumulate demur-rage charges to be
imposed on your consignment due to fact that the limit time given to you
to wrap-up this transaction will elapse. Therefore I will advice that you
adhere to my instruction and guidelines to you and everything will work
perfectly. When your funds was being counted and arranged into the
consignment box therefore i
will advise you comply and follow our instruction for immediate delivery
of funds to you. The paperwork's will be obtained by the attorney in
charge Named: Harry Jane, in this regards you have to wire the fee to
Benin Republic to Harry James via Money Gram at the receipt of this
correspondence.

Kindly Locate the Money Gram Store to have the $129.00 sent and the
Payment information is stated as following below.

Receiver name-------------Mary Ken
Country----------BENIN REPUBLIC
City---------------COTONOU
Text question ATM
Test Answer-------- DELIVER
Amount: $129.00 USD

I need the below information as soon as you have the funds sent via
Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram

Sender Name:
Sender Address:
Sender Phone Number:
Amount Sent: $129.00
MONEY GRAM REF:
WAL-MART TRANFER NUMBER:

Scan and send the payment receipt

Scan the Wal-Mart or Money Gram payment receipt to my office immediately
you are done sending the funds for the pick up of the funds by the
attorney to commence. Be informed that at the receipt of the paperwork
from the attorney. We will not hesitate to provide our accredited diplomat
agent that can deliver your consignment worth the sum of $12.9Millions
without any hitches and you
will get the fund within 15hours.

I will be expecting your swift and expedited response shortly.

God Bless America

SINCERELY YOURS
MR.JENDY GREEN
HEAD OF CONSIGNMENT LODGINGS.

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