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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: "Roberta Jacobson," <g.maletta@alice.it>
Reply-To: officeservice97@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 22:07:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM UNITED STATE OF AMERICA


UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
Today at 12:57 PM
U.S.A. HomeLand Security Department.
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington , DC 20520
Greeting from USA Embassy,
Date: Wednesday July 09, 2014

Attn Dear Citizens!

This is to notify you that your consignment has been in our custody we are
waiting for you to comply with our instructions before your package
delivery
will be effected to your delivery address. We have been waiting for you to
contact us regarding your consignment box which Courier Company suppose to
deliver to you which is on hold by U.S.A. HomeLand Security Department
Bureau
and requesting for clearance certificate which will be obtain from the
origination of the consignment box before it will be released. As a result
of
you not comply within duration given by Benin Government that is the reason
the
consignment box was diverted to treasury but the government of American
have
decide to make American Citizen happy by been willing to release the
package
consisting of a Bank Draft Total sum of $24.7millions usd written with your
name as the beneficiary within 4 hours immediately you secure the clearance
certificate today.

After the meeting held by our board of director which was concluded that
the
delivery of your consignment to your address must be complete within 4hrs
upon
your comply to our requirement which is by sending the sum of $95.00 to
enable
us obtain the needed certificate and Your consignment for onward delivery
to
your house immediately without any further delay we decide to contact you
because we confirm some offices are trying to deceive you.

Note that your consignment box has been arrived in US embassy and waiting
to
receive clearance certificate before the gate pass is given. Mean while you
are
advice to reconfirm the below information upon contacting us to avoid
delivery
to wrong person.

Your, Full name:
Your, Address:
Your, Occupation:
Your, Cell-Phone:
Your, Nearest Airport:

Once you notify us with the above information include with the $95 payment
we
will release your consignment to you. Note that you are expected to pay
only
$95.00usd for clearance certificate and you are to pay it to Benin Republic
as
the origination of the consignment box in favour of: IKE ANA as our
accountant
officer in Benin Republic Send the $95.00usd through western union once you
receive this mail with the information below for immediate release of your
consignment box,

Receiver name: Semeon Aguya
Country..Benin Republic
city..Cotonou
question: How Long?
Answer: 4hours.
amount necessary.$95.00usd

Once you send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN for easy pick up
and
for immediate action on the release of your consignment.

Please treat this as matter of urgency .Note that any uncliam consignment
will
be return to the Courier Company after 3 days for final divertion as a
result
of failure to comply with our instruction and claim your consignment which
arrived from Africa to our local airport here in USA.

So you are urgently advise to comply with our demand so that we will
release
your consignment we are working for the best of America citizen.

Treat with dispatch,
Yours Faithfully,
Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson,

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