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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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Fraud email example:

From: International Debt Funds <lujadi@verizon.net>
Reply-To: michael_cena@blumail.org
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:36:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: International Debt Funds Treasury Washington DC 20220


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International
Debt Funds Recovery Unit
United
States Department of the Treasury Washington DC
1500 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW;
Washington, DC 20220
TELL: 202-241-2748

 
 
Hello Fund Owner,
   
       Thank you for your detailed correspondence; we are "The Foreign
Assets Treasure Lodgings of the United States, supplementary of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury Washington, DC. Our motive is to monitor large funds
coming into the United States in whatever package or format via (Electronically
or Consignment Baggage) thus I ponder on facts to get your
attention.
 
Understand that we do not need to provide you with any more
information as our first email to you explains it all. Its with immense pleasure
that I deem necessary to enlighten you more over our diligent and proactive
services as commitment to the American citizens to serve with our heart and
might in discharge of our duties because we are governed by principles and
policies that must not be violated by any person or group of person(s), and the
state of affairs to which our policies are established is very unprecedented and
dose not need to suit any person as its a matter of whether or not you like our
conception you have to adhere to our instructions to you.
 
Be well
informed that before we commence the delivery of your consignment baggage to
your bank or residence, the legal paperwork’s that will back off unnecessary
stir up from the United States Customs Service and the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) of the United States has to be obtained known as 'Stamp of Duty
Paperwork’s and Permission Order Paperwork’s to avert the categorizing of your
consignment baggage as smuggled illegal item into the country for the finance of
terrorist attacks or Money Laundering due to SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACK ON
AMERICA, a disaster that every American detest in our memory because it’s a
stigma to our independence rights " terrorism they say is the third world war".
In order words the paperwork’s are to be obtained from UK by the Attorney in
charge Named: Udealor M.Ekene.
 
Secondly, we ensure that our clients are
well informed and acquainted with our codes of conducts and that is the facts
that the Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings of U.S. Department of the Treasury
Washington DC can only accommodate your consignment box in the pecuniary vault
of the treasury for the maximum period of ten working days, and If the baggage
deposit period exceeds ten working days without being cleared out of the vault,
the Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings will automatically impose demur rage
accumulated charges over the consignment, and the charges are to be paid before
the consignment baggage will be released and delivered to your residence or
bank.
 
 
Basically the obtaining fees of the above listed paperwork’s
is $730.00US, and to avert the police of imposing your consignment with
accumulated demur-rages, you are advice to Western Union the fees to Attorney
Ameka C Emmanuel   using the information below, because the use of an account
will perhaps give the room for the accumulated demur-rage charges to be imposed
on your consignment due to fact that the limited time given to you to wrap-up
this transaction will elapse.
 
 
Therefore I will advice that you
adhere to my instruction and guidelines to you and everything will work
perfectly. View your custom form Attached and file it urgent and forward it with
payment slip. When your funds was being counted and arranged into the
consignment box therefore i will advise you comply and follow our instruction
for immediate delivery of funds to you. The Western Union Payment
Information.
 
The paperwork's will be obtained from Idiroko, Nigeria by
our Agent in charge Named: Douglas Nelson, in this regards you have to wire the
fees to Idiroko Nigeria to Udealor M.Ekene via Western Union Money Transfer  
Transfer at the receipt of this correspondence.
 
Kindly Locate the
Western Union Money Transfer   Store to have the $730 sent and the Western Union
Money Transfer   Payment information is stated as following
below.
 
Receivers Name: Udealor M.Ekene
Location : Idiroko
Nigeria
Question; When
Answer;   Urgent
Amount: $730.00USD
 
I
need the below information as soon as you have the funds sent via Western Union
Money Transfer   Transfer 
 
Sender Name:
Sender Address:
Sender
Phone Number:
Sender Amount: $730
MTCN:
Scan and send the Western Union
Money Transfer  receipt
 
Scan the Western Union Money Transfer   Transfer
payment receipt to my office immediately you are done sending the funds for the
pick up of the funds by the attorney to commence. Be informed that at the
receipt of the paperwork’s from the attorney we will proceed earnestly to either
your residence or the bank address you provided for the delivery
I will be expecting your swift and expedited response shortly.
 
God Bless America.

 

SINCERELY YOURS
MR. MICHAEL CENA.
HEAD OF CONSIGNMENT
LODGINGS.
TELL: 202-241-2748

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