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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.CUSTOM IMMIGRATION <us-custom@live.com>
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 12:04:52 +0000
Subject: YOUR FUND HAS BEEN RELEASED









U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement and Border protection



Protecting national security by enforcing our nation's customs and immigration laws
US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOM.

Office of Investigations SAC Offices

SAC Washington, DC
2675 Prosperity Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22031
29/12/2009

Email address: us-custom@live.com



Attention Fund beneficiary


We has been instructed to release your Fund that this
Unit seized, which has been in our custody for a long time due to your
inability to provide the Clearance certificates, which you was advised to
obtain from Africa were the fund was transferred from.



You are very lucky after our auditing in the first
quarter of the year. The US Government/ IMF -- International Monetary Fund,
instructed the Immigration and Custom to release all the fund that was seized,
which is still in there custody, to there owners, it is still valid, so you are
there for advice to come to this office and claim your fund immediately, but if
you cant come because of the distance or any reason, you are advice to forward
your mailing address all along with the bailing Charge and Courier fee to this
office, which is the total sum of $390 so that it can be delivered to
your address with out any delay.

You are advice to comply immediately. Bellow is the
office address.




US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOM. Office of Investigations SAC Offices
SAC Washington, DC
2675 Prosperity Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22031




Reply to this Email address: us-custom@live.com






Urgent get back to us.


Faithfully Yours,







John P. Clark
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations

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