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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.Douglas Shulman" <moreblessingtou@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usembassy01@w.cn
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:49:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact person: Mr.Douglas Shulman





 




U.S.A. Internal Revenue Service Department.
Bureau
of Consular Affairs
Washington , DC 20520
Greeting from USA
I.R.S,
Contact
person:  Mr.Douglas
Shulman 
Email: usembassy01@w.cn 









Attention
Please,
We write to
inform you that your package with reference number 2661428 has been in Customs
facility custody waiting for resolutions of the clearance to further the
delivery to your delivery address by the delivery Agent who came all the way
from Africa.We have been waiting for you to contact us regarding your
consignment box which the agent suppose to deliver to you which was on hold by
USA Customs Department and they are requesting for clearance certificate which
will be obtain from the origination of the consignment box before it will be
released from the Customs to the delivery agent to complete the
delivery.
 
After the phone call we made on your behalf to the USA Customs
Authority and the Government of Benin Republic, it was resolved that the
delivery of your consignment to your address must be complete within two (2)
working days upon your compliance to our directives; You should send the sum of
$57.00 usd to obtain the needed Ownership-clearance certificate from Benin
Republic.  
 
The clearance charges which was initially on the high price
has been cut down by the US Embassy in Benin Republic considering the poor
economic situations that make it difficult for the middle class citizens to meet
up with the clearance of their entitlement.  
 
We will upon the
confirmation of your clearing charge assign our Diplomat Agent (Mr. Anthony
Williams) to travel to USA and collect your package and proceed with the
delivery. 
 
Meanwhile you are advice to reconfirm the below information
upon contacting us to avoid delivery to wrong person after obtaining the needed
Ownership-clearance certificate from Benin Republic because that is what the
Customs here are waiting for .
 
1-  Your Full Name 
2-  Your Delivery
Address 
3-  Your Contact Telephone Number  
4-  Your Occupation 
5- 
Your Identification (Passport number or ID Card number)
 
Once you notify
us with the above information and the needed Ownership-clearance certificate
from Benin Republic, the USA Customs will release your consignment to you and it
will be delivered to you by the agent, You can contact us with the following
information, 
 
Contact person:  Mr.Douglas Shulman 
Email: ( usembassy01@w.cn)
 
You also advise to
contact the delivery agent as well with the delivery address of yours and his
e-mail address is this below.
 
Name : Mr. Anthony Williams
E-mail:(diplomatic_age@w.cn)
 
Note that you are expected to
pay only $57.00 usd for Ownership-clearance certificate and you are to pay it to
Benin Republic as the origination of the package in favour of Mr. Anthony
Ikwunne as our accountant officer in Benin Republic Send the $57.00 usd through
western union once you receive this mail with the information below for
immediate release of your package, 
 
Receivers Name:====.Anthony
Ikwunne
/City:=======Benin Republic Cotonou
Test Question:=======what
city
Answer:
===========cotonou
Amount:===========$57.00.00usd 
 
Once you send the
money to Benin Republic to this name , please try to notify us with the MTCN so
that we can contact Mr. Chukwuemeka Marcel for easy pick up and for immediate
action on the release of your Ownership-clearance
certificate.

Note that any unclaimed consignment will be return to Benin Republic
Government after 7 days.
So you are
urgently advised to comply with our directives so that the Customs will release
your consignment.
 
Yours
Sincerely
 


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