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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: David Mack <lovethmonso@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ezesmithken@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2021 03:41:26 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary Are you still interested in your fund or Not?

United States Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 2022

This is to notify you about the latest development concerning all
the consignment boxes that are left in our custody, which yours are
among, In the past you where given a bill of $500 usd in order to
receive your consignment of which we did not hear from you for
some time now and the Diplomatic Courier who conveyed this consignment
box to United States was back to his country because his visa has
expired he left for his country about a month ago.

Hence, The custom agency has decided to release all consignment
boxes to enable all beneficiaries invest with their consignment box
before next month 3rd Of 2021. and we are now offering a Special
BONUS to help all our customers that are having their Consignment
boxes in our custody.

In order words we are now requesting that those involve should pay
only the sum of $100 to receive all their payment abandoned in our
custody.

Further more you should be aware that we have scanned most of the
consignment boxes and the scanned result of ten consignment boxes
shows united states currency including yours while other consignment
boxes contains family treasures and documentations so you are advise
to use this opportunity to receive your consignment box
contains($4.800,000.00) But remember that after (2DAYS) you did not
make the payment then we will divert your consignment to Government
treasury department,

Again after(THREE DAYS) We will enter A new
project which will make it impossible for you to receive your fund
in future and that is the reason why we decided to help all our
customers before we enter into the new project.
So get back to us if you still need to receive your consignment boxes
with your full information, such as .
Your full Name....
Your ID.....
Your home adress......
Your country .......
Your direct phone number .....
Do let us know you received this email for record purposes

Thanks for your cooperation
David Mack
Acting Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,

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