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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.Douglas Shulman" <tlcs1416@gmail.com>
Reply-To: us.internal.revenue1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:01:06 +0100
Subject: U.S.A. Internal Revenue Service Department.

Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury
U.S.A. Internal Revenue Service Department.
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington , DC 20520
Greeting from USA I.R.S,Date: 31/08/2015.
Contact person: Mr.Douglas Shulman
Email: { us.internal.revenue1@gmail.com}
Attention Please,

We write to inform you that your package with reference number 2661428
has been in Customs facility custody waiting for resolutions of the
clearance to further the delivery to your delivery address by the
delivery Agent who came all the way from Africa.We have been waiting
for you to contact us regarding your consignment box which the agent
supposed to deliver to you which was on hold by USA Customs Department
and they are requesting for clearance certificate which will be obtain
from the origination of the consignment box before it will be released
from the Customs to the delivery agent to complete the delivery.

After the phone call we made on your behalf to the USA Customs
Authority and the Government of Nigeria, it was resolved that the
delivery of your consignment to your address must be complete within
two (2) working days upon your compliance to our directives: You
should send the sum of $128.00 usd to obtain the needed
Ownership-Clearance Certificate from Nigeria.

The Clearance charges which was initially on the high price has been
cut down by the US Embassy in Nigeria considering the poor economic
situations that make it difficult for the middle class citizens to
meet up with the clearance of their entitlement.

We will upon the confirmation of your clearing charge assign our
Diplomat Agent (Mr.Dom Brown ) to travel to USA and collect your
consignment and proceed with the delivery.

Meanwhile you are advised to reconfirm the below information upon
contacting us to avoid delivery to wrong person after obtaining the
needed Ownership-clearance certificate from Nigeria because that is
what the Customs here are waiting for .

1- Your Full Name:__
2- Your Delivery Address:__
3- Your Contact Telephone Number:__
4- Your Occupation:___
5- Your Identification (Passport number or ID Card number)

Once you notify us with the above information and the needed
Ownership-Clearance Certificate from Nigeria, the USA Customs will
release your consignment to you and it will be delivered to you by the
agent, You can contact us with the following information,

Contact person: Mr.Douglas Shulman
Email: ( us.internal.revenue1@gmail.com)

You are also advised to contact the delivery agent as well with the
delivery address of yours and his e-mail address is this below.

Name : Mr.Dom Brown
E-mail:( dom.brown@diplomats.com )

Note that you are expected to pay only $128.00 usd for
Ownership-Clearance Certificate and you are to pay it to Nigeria as
the origination of the package in favor of Mr.Emma Oba as our
accountant officer in Nigeria Send the $128.00 usd through western
union once you receive this mail with the information below for
immediate release of your Consignment,

Receivers Name:====. Mr. Emma Oba
Country/City:=======Lagos-Nigeria
Test Question:=======what city
Answer: ===========Lagos
Amount:===========$128.00 USD

Once you send the money to Nigeria to this name , please try to notify
us with the MTCN so that we can contact Mr.Emma Oba for easy pick up
and for immediate action on the release of your Ownership-Clearance
Certificate.
Note that any unclaimed consignment will be returned to Nigeria
Government after 3 days.

So you are urgently advised to comply with our directives so that the
Customs will release your consignment.

Yours Sincerely
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Douglas Shulman

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