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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.JAYSON AHERN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dsdfpuh11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 16:42:24 -0400
Subject: FROM CBP HEADQUARTERS

From: Jayson Ahern
CBP Headquarters
Office of Public Affairs
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Room 3.4A Washington, DC 20229.
 
 
 
Contact E-mail: dsdfpuh11@gmail.com
 
 
Attention Beneficiary,
 
 
 
 
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your affirmation and to inform you of the latest development as regards the delivery of your consignment package by the Diplomat who is on his way to your house with your consignment.
 
 
 
While scanning the package, our cash track machine detected that the content of the package the Diplomat is delivering to you is cash huge amount of U.S Dollars in tje package without proper documentations and clearance because it shows that the money is either being smuggled into the country or the source of the funds is questionable.
 
 
It is very important that all the relevant documentations needed to authenticate the source of the funds are
provided to prove that the funds were earned legitimately in accordance with the PATRIOT ACT so that the FBI,IRS and Homeland Security will not come knocking at your door.
 
 
 
In lieu of the above, It is therefore mandatory that you provide the Origin of Funds Certificate (O.O.F) to prove that the funds have no links with any form of illegality.
 
 
Being the beneficiary of the package, "FUND PACKAGE DELIVERY PERMIT CERTIFICATE (F.P.D.P.C) is the only way of confirming the source of the funds for speedy release of your fund package and it is your responsibility to provide the Certificate before the Diplomat will be allowed to complete the delivery To you Tomorrow.
 
 
 
The Diplomat's Flight Details shows that he came from Africa and we have contacted the relevant Authorities in that country to enquire about the process of getting the Certificate.
 
 
 
We were informed that the beneficiary of the package will pay for the Certificate and the cost of this documentation $500 Dollars, You have to pay this fee directly to them via Western Union Money Transfer Or Money Gram.
 
Upon the receipt of the payment information, the Certificate will be made out in your name by the U.S Authority send to us so that the Diplomat will be allowed to complete the delivery of your package to you tomorrow.
 
 
 
Failure to pay for this documentation is a confirmation that you wanted to smuggle the funds into the country which is a capital offense and a gross violation of the Patriot Act.
 
 
 
It is therefore in your best interest that you pay for the Certificate as instructed immediately as the consequences of refusing is very severe.
 
 
Jayson Ahern,
 
 
A G Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP)

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