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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: Diplomat Rock Anderson <diplomatsamsongate511@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diplomatrockanderson511@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:55:00 +0300 (MSK)
Subject: FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION Call 551-226-4052


FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION Call 551-226-4052

I am Diplomat Rock Anderson, I have been trying to reach you on your email about few hours ago, just to inform you about my successful arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport New Jersey USA, with your parcel contained two ATM Visa Cards worth of $2.8Million United States Dollars on each of your ATM Visa Card which I have been instructed by my Company FEDEX COURIER SERVICE to be delivered to you.

The New Jersey Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up documents to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money, I have presented the documents I handed to them and they are very much pleased with the papers I presented to the airport authorities, but the only thing that is still holding me up here is the INTERNATIONAL CONSIGNMENT DELIVERY PERMIT certificate which is not placed on your package, The Newark Liberty International Airport New Jersey customs authority and the Home land security are demanding for the INTERNATIONAL CONSIGNMENT DELIVERY PERMIT certificate from the country of your parcel origin (Benin Republic) to prove to them that the customs in my country are very much aware of the shipment of the parcel.

I try to reason with them and they stated the delivery INTERNATIONAL CONSIGNMENT DELIVERY PERMIT certificate will cost you just $195 Dollars only to be obtain from my country Benin Republic West Africa, so you should contact my company director on this stated below information and send the $195 only across to him with this payment information Via Western Union or Money Gram to enable him helps you out and get the required INTERNATIONAL CONSIGNMENT DELIVERY PERMIT Certificate for me to be release from the airport authorities and complete my delivery to you today by locating with you and handed over your parcel to you at your door step.

Meanwhile you are advice to reconfirm the below information upon contacting me with your fully information to avoid delivery to wrong person.

1- Your Full Name::::::
2- Your Receiving Address::::::
3- Your Contact Telephone Number::::::
4- Your Occupation ::::::
5- Your Identification (Passport number or ID Card number)::::::
6- Your nearest airport::::::

Here is my company director contact information

Contact Person.

Mr. William A. Ume
Director FedEx Courier Service Benin Rep.
Email: fedex.courier_service1@yahoo.fr
Telephone: +229-98270398

You can direct the INTERNATIONAL CONSIGNMENT DELIVERY PERMIT certificate fee of $195 to my director in our Head Office as they will secure it over in my country for you.

Here is the payment information where you should effect the payment of $195 Via Western Union or Money Gram transfer to my country Benin Republic.

Receivers Name::::::Arinze Uzoh
Country::::::Benin Republic.
City::::::Cotonou
Amount:::::::$195
Text Question::::::REF
Answer:::::::TD2014
Senders::::::Name
Mtcn:

Once you made the payment give me call on this stated below number: 551-226-4052, or
send me an email on your immediate action towards this issue ASAP.

Here is your parcel CODE NUMBER: (0140479)-COMPANY REGISTRATION NO: (EG58945)

Get back to me on this stated below information.

Regard
Diplomat Rock Anderson
Email: diplomatrockanderson511@gmail.com
Telephone: 551-226-4052



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