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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: AMERICA EMBASSY <americaembersy@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: americaembersy@aa.am
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:55:47 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Beneficiary/Owner reference number 2661428,















Embassy


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U.S.A. HomeLand
Security Department. 
U.S. Department
of
State  

Bureau of Consular
Affairs       

Washington
, DC
20520    


 



THIS E-MAIL IS ONLY FOR
THE OWNER OF THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS
 




Beneficiary/Owner
reference number
2661428,
 
We write to inform you
that your package with reference number 2661428 has been in IMPEX COURIER
UNITED KINGDOM facility custody waiting for resolutions of the
clearance to further the delivery to your delivery address. We have been waiting
for you to contact us regarding your consignment box which IMPEX COURIER suppose
to deliver to you which was on hold by US Department
of State
Bureau requesting for clearance certificate which will be obtain from the
origination of the consignment box before it will be released from London,
United
Kingdom.
 

After the meeting held
with the Government of Benin
Republic yesterday,
it was resolved that the delivery of your consignment to you address must be
complete within two (2) working days upon your compliance to our directives; You
should send the sum of $320.00 to United
Kingdom for the obtaining needed clearance certificate.  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 (Prince Dickson)
to travel to United
Kingdom
and collect your package and proceed with the delivery to your home address.

 

Meanwhile you are
advice to reconfirm the below information upon contacting us with the payment
information to avoid delivery to wrong person.




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 we will release your consignment to you,

Note that you are
expected to pay only $320.00 for clearance certificate and you are to pay it to United
Kingdom,
City London as the present place where your packadge is now in favour
of  their accountant officer in london Send the $320.00 through western
union
once you receive this mail with the information below for immediate release of
your package,
 

Receivers
Name: Anderson Michael

Country/  London



City / London

Test Question:  Just

Answer: Only

Amount needed :
$320
 

Once you send the
money, try to notify us with the payment slip MTCN for easy pick up and for immediate action
on the release of your consignment.




Note that any unclaimed
consignment will be return to IMPEX Office in Benin
after 5 days.
 

So you are urgently
advised to comply with our directives so that we will help release your
consignment to you.




Yours
Sincerely.
Mr. Lemo Kevin.

002-299-89-096-16



Contact us only
at:  americaembersy@aa.am












         








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