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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: "CUSTOMS SERVICES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <customsservicescorpany@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 09:03:47 -0300
Subject: ICE Welcome Ceremony

CUSTOMS SERVICES AUTHORITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WASHINGTON, (DC) 20001 UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR OFFICE IN CHARFE. JAMES B WOLFE
1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, AIRPORT VA 20166, United States

HELLO; BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT YOUR PACKAGE HERE THAT WAS CONFISCATED BY THIS US CUSTOM OFFICE IN HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT) PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES YOUR PACKAGE IS HERE FOR LONGTIME NOW DUE TO YOUR DELAY AFTER THE DIPLOMAT AGENT ARRIVE FROM AFRICAN WITH THE ATM CARD WORTHS OF $2.5MIL USD AND WE ARE TO GIVE YOU 12 HOURS FOR YOU TO GET ALL YOUR CLEARANCE PAPER WORKS OUT, WITH THE AMOUNT OF $65.00 DOLLARS ONLY, WE NEED IT AT THE OFFICE BEFORE THIS HOURS OR THE ATM CARD WILL BE SEIZED AGAIN FOR THE FINAL DIVERSION BY GOVERNMENT OF USA HERE AND YOU WILL LOSE THE ATM CARD, BESIDES NO ATM CARD LEAVES THE INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT WITH OUT OUR NEEDED CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE WHICH COST ONLY $65.00 BECAUSE SOMETIME AGO NOW THE DIPLOMAT HAVE BEEN EMAILING YOU TO SEND US OUR CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE FEES BUT YOU KEEP ON DELAYING THEN WE ADVICE AGAIN IF YOU MISS THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THAT MEANS IT WILL BE VERY HARD FOR YOU TO GET THIS ATM CARD AGAIN , ONCE AGAIN WE NEED YOUR ANXIOUS MAIL DIRECT

YOUR CAN DIRECT THE IMMUNITY STAMP TAG CERTIFICATE FEES TO NIGERIA CUSTOM HEAD OFFICE AS THE ORIGIN OF YOUR ATM CARD AND THEY WILL GET IT OBTAIN TO ENABLE THE U.S CUSTOM RELEASE THIS MAN DIPLOMAT AGENT TO YOUR DESTINATION. AND THEY ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE ANY PAYMENT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND ALSO NOTED THAT THE REQUIRE PAYMENT OF $65.00 SHALL SENT TO NIGERIA HERE FOR SECURITY REASON SO THAT WE CAN FORWARD TO THE U.S.A CUSTOM SERVICE AS THE ORIGINATOR OF YOUR PACKAGE.

RECEIVER NAME... EMMANUEL WISDOM
COUNTRY.....LAGOS NIGERIA
TEST QUESTION.....GOD
ANSWER.....BLESS
AMOUNT:$65.00
MTCN No#.....
SENDER.......
ADDRESS;.......
TELL NO:......


YOUR OUR ATM CARD IS HERE FOR LONGTIME NOW DUE TO YOUR DELAY AFTER THE DIPLOMAT AGENT ARRIVE FROM AFRICAN WITH THE ATM CARD AND WE ARE TO GIVE YOU 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS? WE NEED IT AT THE OFFICE WITHIN 1 BUSINESS DAYS
ICE Welcome Ceremony

THANK AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS
CHARFE. JAMES B WOLFE
TELL:+2347088559339
E_Mail: customsservicescorpany@gmail.com
CUSTOMS SERVICES USA AUTHORITY COUNTRY
Harrisburg International Airport

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