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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: "MR. ALEX GREG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexgreg1963@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:42:41 -0500
Subject: YOUR CONSIGNMENT IS IN YOUR COUNTRY AIRPORT NOW.

Attn: 
 
I am Mr. Alex Greg  a courier diplomat Agent. I have a consignment registered in your name and due to be delivered to you. I was mandated to deliver the consignment to your doorpost and I am currently at the airport.
 
I wish to notify you that your consignment has arrived successfully in your country air port.
 
However we are having a little problem here with customs Authority, intercepting the consignment with regards to the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES which is delaying my coming to the above address in your own CITY to make the delivery to you.
 
I will proceed with the delivery once I conclude with the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES of the consignment today with the US Customs Service. I have instruction that the consignment should not be opened or scanned at any point of entry .
 
Consequently, the custom/ airport security have demanded for a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES before I connect my flight with the consignment. At the moment I have negotiated with the US Customs Authority to allow me in with the consignment but they refused.
There give me two option. Whether to obtain the certificate from there office or from origin of the country.
1. To obtain the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES from JFK Custom USA is $1650 Dollar only.
The information to made the payment to them through USA. They confirm that the payment must made through Money Gram with below name:
RECEIVER'S NAME: JOHN TONY
City: NEW YORK
Amount : $1650There confirm to me that the payment must made through Money Gram.
2. You can obtian the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES from London. I also confirm the price from London. The price from London is $850 Dollar only. I think the London price is better than USA price but if you think USA is better then you go ahead and made the payment to them.
RECEIVER'S NAME: PETER GOERGE
COUNTRY: UK
CITY: LONDON
Amount : $850
TEXT QUESTION: WHAT NAME?
TEXT ANSWER: PETER
If you wish to made the payment to London kindly send the payment through WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER with the below information. You go ahead and send the $850 of DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES so that the US Customs will not sieze this consignment box. You aware that if they open this consignment box you will lose the box. So go ahead and send the money today.
Send the sum of $850 to our office in UK-London with the informations below: I'm trying to look for were there is scaning machine so that i will send you a copy of my ID Card.
Send the payment information as soon as you made the payment.
Thanks,
Diploma.Alex Greg

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