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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: USA EMBASSY <niemandt1@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: USA EMBASSY <usaembassy0100@gala.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:09:27 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: From united state of America embassy notification















































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U.S.A. HomeLand
Security Department .
Bureau of Consular
Affairs
Washington
, DC 20520
Greeting from USA Embassy,
tel phone
1212239344

From united state of America
embassy notification!!


Attn Dear Citizens, your notification! for New Year
2010 Bonus your pacakge box is release

Massage is from USA Embassy
Department, this is to notify you that your package box has been in our custody
we are waiting for you to comply with our instructions before your package
box delivery will be effected to your delivery address. We have been waiting for
you to contact us regarding your PACKAGE which Courier Company suppose to
deliver to you while it is on hold by USA Security Department Bureau and
requesting for international clearance certificate which will be obtain from the
origination of the package
box

before it will be released.
As a result, you not comply
within duration given by Benin Government that is the reason the package box
was diverted to treasury but the government of US have decide to make the
beneficiaries happy by been willing to release the package box of your ATM CARD
consisting total sum of $1.6millions usd written with your name as the
beneficiary

Meanwhile. After the meeting held by our board of
director which was concluded that the delivery of your package box to your
address must be complete within 24hrs upon your comply to our requirement which
is by sending the sum of $107.00 to enable us obtain the needed international
clerance certificate on your fervour and Your package box for onward delivery
to your address immediately without any further delay we decide to contact you
because we confirm some offices are trying to deceive you.Note that your package
box has been arrived in USA and waiting to receive clearance certificate
before the gate pass is
given.



prsently, you are advice to reconfirm the below
information upon contacting us to avoid delivery to wrong person.

1,
Full name: ...................................
2, Address:
.....................................
3,
Occupation:................................
4,
Cell-Phone:.................................
5, Nearest
Airport:.........................


Once,you notify us with the
above information we will release your package box to you,
Note that you are expected
to pay only $107.00 for international clearance certificate and you are to pay
it to Benin Republic as the origination of the consignment box in favor of
Okeke Ifeanyi. as our accountant officer in Benin Republic Send the $107..00
through western union (or) money gram once you receive this mail with the
information below for immediate release of your consignment box,


Receiver name: Okeke Ifeanyi.
Country..Benin
Republic
city..Cotonou
question: In God
Answer: we trust
amount
necessary.$107.00

Once you
send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN for easy pick up and for
immediate action on the release of your ATM CARD worth $1.6 million. E-MAIL(
usaembassy0100@gala.net) tel
+22998596356 Head office line international airport New York +12122393344
CONTACT E-MAI(usaembassy0100@gala.net)
get back us as urgent matter .


Final, Note
that any uncliam pacakges or consignments will be return to the Courier
Company after 5 days for final diversion as a resit of failure to comply with
our instruction and claim your consignment which arrived from Africa to our
local airport here in USA.


So you are
urgently advise to comply with our demand so that we will release your
consignment we are working for the best of
citizen.


















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Treat with dispatch,
Yours
Faithfully ,
Dr.
Hon,Johnson A Hodonou,





U.S. Department of State


Bureau
of Consular Affairs


Assistant Secretary of State
for African Affairs
FROM UNITED
STATE OF AMERICA
Thank
You.
Regard.

Mrs.Stella Bush






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