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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 Bersin Commisioner <us.custom@blumail.org>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:21:55 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Release of your consignment from US custom(CBP)


From: Alan Bersin
CBP Headquarters
Office of Public Affairs
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Room 3.4A Washington, DC 20229.
E-mail ID: us.custom@blumail.org

Attention Consignment Owner:

   I am Alan Bersin, the new appointed A G Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) I am here to show gratitude to the whole world for appointing me as A G Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and by this I have ordered all the consignment that was intercepted by all the Customs of United States of America, Internal Revenue Service, Homeland Securities and will soon be released.

Quite all right I know it was intercepted due to inability of the beneficiary to pay for requested charges either by clearance in other to prove to the customs that your consignment is genuine that made the customs to seize the consignment.

The Rules and Obligation that you have to abide is the actual charge for the acquisition of the final release Clearance certificate which is $110.00 and within 4hrs of the receipt of the $110.00 charge and acquisition of the certificate, your consignment will be promptly released for onward delivery to you. Note that the reason for the acquisition of the clearance from Rep of Benin is because the Rep of Benin is the port of Departure of the consignment and the origin of the consignment. And any beneficiary who does not want to obtain the certificate or want to pay the US$110.00 us dollars should not border to reply this email because I may not have time for much explanation and interruptions.

This is neither a scam nor a game and all procedures are open and being followed strictly for you to be able to sue this commission or take strict action in the event of non fulfilment of delivery but I give you a %100 guarantee of immediate delivery upon receipt of the $110.00 today  November being 16/11/2011,
 
The delivery will be effected at no extra cost after payment of the $110.00.Note that the $110.00 being requested is not getting into the coffers of this commission but used to obtain the certificate in your own interest to enable us meet up with the release of your Consignment box to you home address by my accredited diplomat agent.

You are hereby directed to make the payment through western union only in favour of EJIMOKOYE EKWEALOR the secretary Attorney in charge in Benin Republic to immediately make the acquisition of the original certificate, Find below the details of the Accountant whom you are to send the $110 to

Receivers Name: ==== EJIMOKOYE EKWEALOR
Country/City: =======Porto-Novo Benin Republic
Test Question: =======what city
Answer: ===========Cotonou
Amount: ===========$110 usd

Once you send the money, try to notify us with the payment slip scan copy and MTCN for easy pick up and for immediate action on the release of your consignment worth the sum of$4.5Millions without any hitches.

Also forward the Western Union payment receipt to the Attorney Joyce Chris M in Benin immediately you are done sending the fee to enable her commence immediately.
 
Contact Person barrister Joyce Chris M
Email;  joyce_m@w.cn
Telephone; +229 98.90.96.16

Please treat this as a matter of urgency .Note that any unclaimed consignment will be either confiscated or returned to the country of origin. You are hereby urgently advised to comply with the instructions so as to allow for immediate release and delivery of your consignment to your location.

Yours Faithfully,
Alan Bersin
A G Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)


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