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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: "Internal Revenue Service Department." <oficefile0005@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usainternalrevenueservicedepartment22@cpll.cn
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 23:49:57 +0530 (IST)
Subject: WE SENT YOU THIS EMAIL REGARDING YOUR PACKAGE,DO GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY


U.S.A. Internal Revenue Service Department.
Bureau
of Consular Affairs
Washington , DC 20520
Greeting from USA
I.R.S,
Contact person:Mr.Denniss Dogulars
Email:(usainternalrevenueservicedepartment@cpll.cn)
 
Attention:

We
write to inform you that your package with reference number 2661428 has
been in Customs facility custody waiting for resolutions of the
clearance to further the delivery to your delivery address by the
delivery Agent who came all the way from Africa.We have been waiting for
you to contact us regarding your consignment box which the agent suppose
to deliver to you which was on hold by USA Customs Department and they
are requesting for clearance certificate which will be obtain from the
origination of the consignment box before it will be released from the
Customs to the delivery agent to complete the
delivery.
 
After the phone call we made on your behalf to
the USA Customs Authority and the Government of Benin Republic, it was
resolved that the delivery of your consignment to your address must be
complete within two (2) working days upon your compliance to our
directives; You should send the sum of $120.00 usd to obtain the needed
Ownership-clearance certificate from Benin Republic.
 
The
clearance charges which was initially on the high price has been cut
down by the US Embassy in Benin Republic 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
(Mr.Almod sherdriack) to travel to USA and collect your package and
proceed with the delivery.
 
Meanwhile you are advice to
reconfirm the below information upon contacting us to avoid delivery to
wrong person after obtaining the needed Ownership-clearance certificate
from Benin Republic because that is what the Customs here are waiting
for .
 
1-  Your Full Name:
2-  Your Delivery
Address:
3-  Your Contact Telephone Number:
4-  Your
Occupation:
5-  Your Identification (Passport number or ID Card
number):

 
Once you notify us with the above information
and the needed Ownership-clearance certificate from Benin Republic, the
USA Customs will release your consignment to you and it will be
delivered to you by the agent, You can contact us with the following
information,
 
Contact person:Mr.Denniss Dogulars
Email:
(usainternalrevenueservicedepartment11@cpll.cn)
 
You also
advise to contact the delivery agent as well with the delivery address
of yours and his e-mail address is this below. almod201@hotmail.com

 
Name :Almod
sherdriack
E-mail:(almod20111@hotmail.com)

Note that you are
expected to pay only $120.00 usd for Ownership-clearance certificate and
you are to pay it to Benin Republic as the origination of the package in
favour of Mr.Gabriel Augustine as our accountant officer in Benin
Republic Send the $120.00 usd through western union once you receive
this mail with the information below for immediate release of your
package,

1.RECEIVER NAME:.........Gabriel Augustine
 2.
CITY:.......................
COTONOU,
 3.COUNTRY...............REPUBLIC OF
BENIN.
 5.TEST QUESTION:.........WHEN?
 6.TEST
ANSWER:...........TODAY
 7. AMOUNT:..................$120, USD
.
 
Once you send the money to Benin Republic to this name ,
please try to notify us with the MTCN so that we can contact Mr.Gabriel
Augustine for easy pick up and for immediate action on the release of
your Ownership-clearance certificate.
Note that any unclaimed
consignment will be return to Benin Republic Government after 7
days.
So you are urgently advised to comply with our directives so
that the Customs will release your consignment.
 
Yours
Sincerely
 
Mr.Denniss Dogulars Commissioner of Internal
Revenue
Service.










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