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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: CUSTOMS SERVICES USA <prnsports5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: customsservicescorpany@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 21:21:04 +0100
Subject: CUSTOMS SERVICES AUTHORITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CUSTOMS SERVICES AUTHORITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WASHINGTON, (DC) 20001 UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR OFFICE IN CHARFE. JAMES B WOLFE
1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, AIRPORT VA 20166, United States

HELLO; BENEFICIARY


THIS IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT YOUR PACKAGE HERE THAT WAS CONFISCATED BY
THIS US CUSTOM OFFICE IN HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT)
PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES YOUR PACKAGE IS HERE FOR LONGTIME NOW DUETO
YOUR DELAY AFTER THE DIPLOMAT AGENT ARRIVE FROM AFRICAN WITH THE ATM
CARD WORTHS OF $2.5MIL USD AND WE ARE TO GIVE YOU 12 HOURS FOR YOU TO
GET ALL YOUR CLEARANCE PAPER WORKS OUT, WITH THE AMOUNT OF $75.00
DOLLARS ONLY, WE NEED IT AT THE OFFICE BEFORE THIS HOURS OR THE ATM
CARD WILL BE SEIZED AGAIN FOR THE FINAL DIVERSION BY GOVERNMENT OF
USA HERE AND YOU WILL LOSE THE ATM CARD, BESIDES NO ATM CARD LEAVES
THE INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT WITH OUT OUR NEEDED CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CERTIFICATE WHICH COST ONLY $75.00 BECAUSE SOMETIME AGO NOW THE
DIPLOMAT HAVE BEEN EMAILING YOU TO SEND US OUR CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CERTIFICATE FEES BUT YOU KEEP ON DELAYING THEN WE ADVICE AGAIN IF YOU
MISS THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THAT MEANS IT WILL BE VERY HARD FOR
YOU TO GET THIS ATM CARD AGAIN , ONCE AGAIN WE NEED YOUR ANXIOUS MAIL
DIRECT TO THIS US CUSTOM OFFICE BEFORE THIS HOURS FOR YOUR ATM CARD
TO LEAVE THIS AIR PORT TO YOUR LOCATION. THIS IS THE ONLY MONEY YOU
WILL PAY NOTHING MORE ! NOTHING LESS!

YOUR CAN DIRECT THE IMMUNITY STAMP TAG CERTIFICATE FEES TO NIGERIA
CUSTOM HEAD OFFICE AS THE ORIGIN OF YOUR ATM CARD AND THEY WILL GET
IT OBTAIN TO ENABLE THE U.S CUSTOM RELEASE THIS MAN DIPLOMAT AGENT TO
YOUR DESTINATION. AND THEY ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE ANY PAYMENT TO
FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND ALSO NOTED THAT THE REQUIRE PAYMENT OF $75.00
SHALL SENT TO NIGERIA HERE FOR SECURITY REASON SO THAT WE CAN FORWARD
TO THE U.S.A CUSTOM SERVICE AS THE ORIGINATOR OF YOUR PACKAGE.

RECEIVER NAME... ERNEST SUNDAY
COUNTRY.....LAGOS NIGERIA
TEST QUESTION.....GOD
ANSWER.....BLESS
AMOUNT:$75.00
MTCN No#.....
SENDER.......
ADDRESS;.......
TELL NO:......


YOUR OUR ATM CARD IS HERE FOR LONGTIME NOW DUE TO YOUR DELAY AFTER THE
DIPLOMAT AGENT ARRIVE FROM AFRICAN WITH THE ATM CARD AND WE ARE TO
GIVE YOU 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS? WE NEED IT AT THE OFFICE WITHIN 1 BUSINESS
DAYS

ICE Welcome Ceremony

THANK AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS
CHARFE. JAMES B WOLFE
TELL:+2347088704666
CUSTOMS SERVICES USA AUTHORITY COUNTRY
Harrisburg International Airport

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