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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: "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement" <www.wumt1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cux.mosuthority@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 09:45:47 +0100
Subject: U.S Customs Service Authority

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dfw International Airport
3200 East Alfield DFW TX 75261
Director's Office In Charge
Dr. Williams B. Welstead
Email:cux.mosuthority@gmail.com

Attn:

Hope you receive this message in good faith spirit, soul and body?
Information reaching us from the high court of Taxes said that the
Honorable Chief Judge

of justice Mr.Roberts has declare Mr. Thomas Allen an innocent and
they will released him from jail on saturday and hand him over your
Consignment Box worth

of $7.2million as representative, Mr. Thomas Allen is 36 years old
and 4.3 inches tall, he is located at 0801 9th Avenue North Taxes
city. Mr. Thomas Allen

The Dfw International Airport Customs said that if you the beneficiary
has not comply under 72 hrs that all your effort to receive your
consignment trunk

boxes will not be in vain to another man ‘s favor. As Mr. Thomas
Allen told us at the first time that you left all your title on his
care as your next of

kin,

Based on board of directors meeting today, they have concluded to
approve the consignment Trunk Boxes on favor of your representative
Mr. Thomas Allen due

to he have submitted all the documentation and passport for evidence
that you left all your title on his care as your next of kin to take
care of your

children.

I have been doing my best here to assist you in receiving your
consignment trunk boxes so that all the money you have spent on this
delivery will not be in

vain and I’m believing that you are a reliable person, and I trusted
you to be a good person, that is why I have been protecting your
consignment trunk

boxes, handling it as if it is mine, However we need your absolute
co-operation with the payment information $95 to obtained the needed
certificate from Benin Customs Head Office as the orignin of your
consignment trunk boxes to enable diplomat make the delivery to your
home address.

I will advice you to try all you could to make sure you send the fee
today,you can even looking for way to borrow it there and send it asap
and receive your

consignment Trunk Boxes and pay any body or person that you have been
borrowed from. Noted that the require payment shall sent to USA here
for security

reason so that we can forward to the Benin republic customs service as
the originator of your package.

However, Kindly use the western union money transfer(WU)receiver's
details below to effect this fee as soon as you receive this
notification response today

so as to facility shipment of your Consignment Box to your doorstep as
quickly as possible:

Receiver’s Data / information:

Receiver’s Name: Okafor Simeon
City Location: Cotonou
Country: Benin Republic
Text Question: Air
Answer: Port
Sender’s Name…
MTCN#...
Amount $95

If they receive the fee, I assure you that you are going to confirm
your package WITHIN 10HRS through our choosing Diplomatic Agent. I
shall try my possible

best to make sure you receive your consignment Trunk Boxes today.and
will like you to Take my word because i am strong behide you and my
effort to this does

not end until you confirm the availability of your fund in your hands.

Yours sincerely Dr. Williams B. Welstead
U.S Customs Service Authority
cux.mosuthority@gmail.com

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