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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.Michael Cena <office07@jkfjdew.cn.tn>
Reply-To: <customercareservice74@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:29:10 -0800
Subject: To You Information

International Debt Funds Recovery Unit
United States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220 U.S.A.

Hello Fund Owner,

We are "The Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings of the United States, supplementary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, DC. Our motive is to monitor large funds coming into the United States in whatever package or format via (Electronically or Consignment Baggage) thus I ponder on facts to get your attention.

Understand that we do not need to provide you with any more information as our first email to you explains it all. Its with immense pleasure that I deem necessary to enlighten you more over our diligent and proactive services as commitment to the American citizens to serve with our heart and might in discharge of our duties because we are governed by principles and policies that must not be violated by any person or group of person(s), and the state of affairs to which our policies are established is very unprecedented and dose not need to suit any person as its a matter of whether or not you like our conception you have to adhere to our instructions to you.

Be well informed that before we commence the delivery of your consignment baggage to your bank or residence, the legal paperwork’s that will back off unnecessary stir up from the United States Customs Service and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States has to be obtained known as 'Stamp of Duty Paperwork’s and Permission Order Paperwork’s to avert the categorizing of your consignment baggage as smuggled illegal item into the country for the finance of terrorist attacks or Money Laundering due to SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACK ON AMERICA, a disaster that every American detest in our memory because it’s a stigma to our independence rights " terrorism they say is the third world war". In order words the paperwork’s are to be obtained from The Federal Repuiblic of Nigeria by the Attorney in charge Named Tola Sipe.

Secondly, we ensure that our clients are well informed and acquainted with our codes of conducts and that is the facts that the Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings of U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington DC can only accommodate your consignment box in the pecuniary vault of the treasury for the maximum period of ten working days, and If the baggage deposit period exceeds ten working days without being cleared out of the vault, the Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings will automatically impose demur rage accumulated charges over the consignment, and the charges are to be paid before the consignment baggage will be released and delivered to your residence or bank.


Basically the obtaining fees of the above listed paperwork’s is $168.00US, and to avert the police of imposing your consignment with accumulated demur-rages, you are advice to Western Union the fees to Attorney Tola Sipe using the information below, because the use of an account will perhaps give the room for the accumulated demur-rage charges to be imposed on your consignment due to fact that the limited time given to you to wrap-up this transaction will elapse.


Therefore I will advice that you adhere to my instruction and guidelines to you and everything will work perfectly. When your funds was being counted and arranged into the consignment box therefore i will advise you comply and follow our instruction for immediate delivery of funds to you. The Western Union Payment Information.

Kindly Locate the Western Union Money Transfer Store to have the $168 send via Western Union to the following person.

Receivers Name: Tola Sipe
Location : Lagos-Nigeria
Question; Year
Answer; 2016
Amount: $168.00

I need a Scan copy of the Western Union Money Transfer receipt as soon as you have the funds sent via Western Union Money Transfer today.

Be informed that at the receipt of the paperwork’s from the attorney we will proceed earnestly to either your residence or the bank address you may prefer for the delivery.

I will be expecting your swift and expedited response shortly.

God Bless America.

Your's Sincerely,
Mr.Michael Cena.

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