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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: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <wrightsandra84@gmail.com>
Reply-To: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <poffice477@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 02:50:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn: Dear Consignment Owner.......Read Carefully


Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department Of Justice Fbi New  
York 26 Federal Plaza 23rd Floor New.  York 10278-0004. 
Phone.....202-810-4984 Call or text

Attn: Dear Consignment Owner.......Read Carefully   

I, JAMES B. COMEY  (DOG) is hereby announcing to you that your consignment  
box worth $10.700.000.00usd received at JFK airport since year 2014 from Benin  
Republic government authorities and Every necessary fees/charges has been paid  
by senders except $199.00 for CCC custom clearance certificate but a Lady Mrs.  
Jane Frederick came forward and claimed you sent her to claim your  
$10,700,000.00 because you are died in a year 2014 during the affected Disease  
called Ebola spread in your country, is it true that you dead? 

Did you order her to pay for Custom Clearance Certificate (CCC) to claim your  
fund consignment box? Also be informed that we came to an agreement with the U. 
S Custom Authority at (JFK) John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport NYC that you will  
send $199.00 latest tomorrow morning. 

This is  to bring to your notice that we have just been informed through  
secrete source that the U.S Custom Authority at (JFK) John F. Kennedy  
International Airport New York are making arrangement to have your contract  
fund wired into the Bank account of Mrs. Jane Frederick, the lady that  
contacted them, earlier and presented some documentations evidencing your claim  
purported to have being signed personally by you for the release of your  
contract fund to her, since you have chose to ignore their messages and refuse  
to pay the required $199 for Custom Clearance Certificate charges as imposed,  
despite the advise we gave to you. 

I want to personally assure you once again that you will have every course to  
smile and be happy upon conclusion of this project, as we will continue  
monitoring all your services with them at all level as well as your  
correspondence, until you have received your Metal Trunk Box accordingly. As a  
LEGAL OWNER, we are here to protect your interest and that is the reason why we  
are doing all we can to make sure all goes well, this is a huge amount of money  
which we don't wish for you to lose.   

We understand that the imposed fee might be too much for you to pay so to  
further make things easier for you, we have discussed with the U.S Custom  
Authority at (JFK) John F. Kennedy International Airport New York pleaded on  
your behalf for them to give you the grace of sending half of the charges $199 
for now after which the Diplomatic Agent makes the delivery of your consignment  
trunk boxes to you then once you receive your fund, you can then pay the  
balance of   $199, 

All we want you to do right now is to send the half of the money with  the name  
listed below so we can forward it to Benin Republic Customs authority to help  
us bobtail the Custom Clearance Certificate and the diplomat will make the  
delivery to your home address tomorrow morning by 9:00 AM  
  
Receiver's Data / information: 
Receivers Name: :BEN NZE
Country:: Benin Republic 
City : :Cotonou 
Text Question: :IN GOD 
Answer: : WE TRUST 
Amount: :$199
Sender s Name...MTCN#... 

Description of Consignment box to be delivered: 

Type:......CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX 

Size:....../ 2:1 CM. 
Weight:...5.6KG. 
Colour:.....BROWN BOX 
Registration  NO: #98952457 
Serial  #1256784315 
Pin number…***** 

Contact us right away and let me know when you send half of the charges as we  
discussed with them to enable them route your fund to you with immediate  
effect. This is a life time opportunity and we will advise you take advantage  
of it, before it is too late to do so. 

God bless you! 

Thanks.
JAMES WALTER 
Phone.....202-810-4984 Call or text
Yours in service

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