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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: "Mr. John Wagner" <arabinvestors.group@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mr. John Wagner" <john.w@pisem.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 11:29:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: From: U.S. Customs and Border protection Enforcement


 Attention Sir/ Madam

We have been instructed to release your Consignment Box containing the sum of $3.5million, that was seized by this Department , which has been in our custody for a long time due to your inability to provide the Clearance certificates, which you where asked to obtain from United Kingdom were the fund was transferred from.

You are very lucky after our investigation last week the US Department of States instructed that we should release all the seized items that is in our custody to there owners, before ending of second quarter of the year, so you are there for advice to come to this office and claim your fund immediately.

You are advice to comply immediately, Bellow is the office address.


U.S. Customs and Border protection Enforcement
Office of Investigations SAC Offices
SAC Washington, DC
2675 Prosperity Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22031


Faithfully Yours
Mr. John Wagner,
The Executive Director of
Admissibility and Passenger Programs with
U.S. Customs and Border protection Enforcement
Email:john.w@pisem.net

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