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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: US Customs <amosjanet13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uscustom393@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:45:44 -0800
Subject: NOTICE FROM THE US CUSTOM HOUSE

Hello dear,

This message has been sent to you before but no reply so I am once
again writing to let you know that we have successfully brought all
foreign transactions down here because of the complaints and reports
we are receiving that too many people out there are being
intimidating, cheating and depriving their legal right to their
inheritance, winning and contract funds from foreign countries.
Therefore, in regard to this, all matters regarding local and
international transactions from African, Europe, Asia etc have been
released and a total funds of $58,700,000.00 United States Dollars is
in your name according to the gathered files so far.
And you're to contact us today for the release and the claim of the
funds if you are still interested to receive your funds as we have
done our best to secure all the funds that were unable to transfer to
you from those agents. I am attaching my ID and some back up papers
regarding the legitimacy
of this transaction below.

N:B After this clearing house, all unclaimed funds will be sent to the
Federal treasury as unclaimed funds as the beneficiary will be assumed
dead.

Thanks,
Brian S. Hastings
EMAIL TO CONTACT uscustom393@gmail.com
United States Customs And Border Protection
Buffalo Sector Headquarters # 231 Grand Island Blvd, Tonawanda, New
York 14150, U.S.A.

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