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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: "DR. FREDERICK CAIN" <centralbnkofnigeria763@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "DR. FREDERICK CAIN" <cia76500@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 07:03:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CUSTOMS SERVICES USA AUTHORITY COUNTRY


CUSTOMS SERVICES USA AUTHORITY COUNTRY
 DR. FREDERICK CAIN ASSISTANT MANAGER
 DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
 3200 EAST AIRFIELD DFW TX 75261
 ATTENTTION: GOOD MORNING,
 PLEASE THERE IS SOMETHING BEWILDERED WHICH I DO NOT UNDERSTOOD
 (MR.EDWARD WILLAMS ) YOUR BROTHER IS TRYING TO MAKE US BELIEVE THAT YOU
 ARE IN SICK BED AND NOT CAPABLE TO HANDLE THE TRANSACTION AGAIN. HE
 EVEN EXPLAINED THAT YOU ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HIM THEREBY
 MAKING HIM THE CURRENT BENEFICIARY OF THE CONSIGNMENT BOX . YOUR
 CONSIGNMENT BOX WHICH WAS CONFISCATED BY THIS US CUSTOM OFFICE IN
 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TX.
 HE CLAIMED TO BE YOUR NEXT OF KIN AND HE IS HERE TO SEND THE NEEDED
 FEE OF $105 TO BENIN REPUBLIC FOR THE ISSURANCE OF THE ORIGINAL AWARD
 OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE DOCUMENTS,THAT IS WHY I AM WRITING THIS MESSAGE
 TO YOU TODAY, IN VIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO
 CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE THE TRUTH OF THIS MATTER, WHETHER WE CAN RELEASE
 THE CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOUR BROTHER,
 I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND TO VERIFY WHETHER YOU ARE THE ONE THAT
 SENT HIM TO RECEIVE THE CONSIGNMENT BOX BEFORE WE CAN ALLOW HIM TO
 SEND THE THE $105 FOR THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP
 MR.EDWARD WILLAMS. PLEASE, DO CONFIRM TO ME, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY
 IF THIS MAN IS REALLY FROM YOU SO THAT THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE HELD
 RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING WRONG PERSON.
 BE ADVICE THAT WE ARE READY TO RELEASE YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO
 MR.EDWARD WILLAMS AND I DON'T THINK YOU WILL BLAME ANY PERSON IF THIS
 HAPPEN TO YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID SOME MONEY
 TO THE GOVERMENT OF BENIN IN THE PAST, THAT IS ALL I NEED TO TELL YOU
 NOW. PLEASE YOU SHOULD RESPOND URGENTLY TO ENABLE US TO KNOW WHETHER
 YOU WERE THE ONE THAT SENT HIM BECAUSE THERE IS NUMEROUS SCAM THAT IS
 GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY WHICH YOU MUST BE AWARE OF.
 IF YOU ARE VERY SURE THAT YOU ARE NOT THE ONE SENT MR.EDWARD WILLAMS
 AS AN INSIDER IN THIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, GO AHEAD NOW TO SEND THE
 $105 WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATIONS IN ORDER TO ENABLE BENIN HIGH COURT
 OBTAIN THIS NEEDED CERTIFICATES SO THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX WILL BE
 DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS TO AVIOD LOSING YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX.
 YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX IS HERE FOR LONGTIME NOW DUE TO YOUR DELAY
 AFTER THE DIPLOMAT AGENT ARRIVE FROM AFRICAN WITH THE yOUR CONSIGNMENT
 BOX AND WE ARE TO GIVE YOU 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS? WE NEED IT AT THE OFFICE
 WITHIN 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS OR WE WELL RELEASED YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO
 (MR.EDWARD WILLAMS)
 FUTHER ANYMORE DELAY, WE SHOULD RELEASE THE CONSIGNMENT BOX TO MR MR.EDWARD
 CHARLES. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO RECEIVED YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX GO
 AHEAD RIGHT NOW TO SEND THE $105 OTHERWISE I WILL LET THEM RELEASE THE
 CONSIGNMENT BOX TO MR.EDWARD WILLAMS WHO IS READY TO SEND THE MONEY
 AND CLAIM IT. MOREOVER, IF YOU HAVE THE IN YOUR POSITION YOU CAN
 FORWARD IT TO ME FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX AND
 DELIVERY TO YOUR ADDRESS WITHIN 3HOURS
 THANK AND GOD BLESS.
 BEST REGARDS
 DR. FREDERICK CAIN ASSISTANT MANAGER
 CUSTOMS SERVICES USA AUTHORITY COUNTRY

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