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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: ruben hart <rubenn_hhart@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ruben hart <ruben_hart@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:53:00 +0000 (GMT)
Subject:


Attention: The Recipient.
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
NOTICE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF A CLASSIFIED PACKAGE IN YOUR FAVOR.
 
We are U.S. Customs and Border Protection – CBP. As you are aware, CBP is the largest law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. We are responsible for securing America’s borders and ports of entry against threats and also to prevent fraud and smuggling while facilitating the flow of lawful people and goods entering and departing the United States as outlined in the CBP Tariff Act.
 
However, we wish to bring to your notice the arrival of a classified package in your favor here at the International Arrivals Building (IAB) in the Main Terminal of Washington Dulles International Airport for further delivery to you. Accordingly, the package have been inspected and our preliminary findings indicates that the package contains Classified Fund Release Approval Documents and Certified International Bank Draft for $3,500,000.00 (Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) issued in your name by the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) as compensation to you for the lost and trauma suffered as a direct result of scam.
 
Therefore, you are required to come down to our office to collect of your package. On your arrival, please note that you must obtain a Security Clearance License (TBS/SCT 330-60e) to give us power to handover the package to you as outlined in the CBP Tariff Act to prove that the package have been verified and cleared in your favor by an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury under the auspices of the Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in line with the U. S. Financial Control Act as defined in Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1956 & 1957; as well as Title 18, United States Code, Section 1961.
 
Meanwhile, you have to confirm immediately that you will be able to make the trip in the next 72 hours. If not, you would then be granted the concession of sending the package to you via our dispatcher Agent. Should you want to take honest advantage of this concessionary option, please indicate so in your urgent reply and also reconfirm your Full Name, Address and Telephone number together with any copy of your Photo ID for proper identification.
 
We await your urgent reply to enable us serve you better.

Sincerely yours,
Ruben Hart.

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