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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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Fraud email example:

From: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ustomsandborderprotectio208@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:42:25 -0300
Subject: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Office of Investigations SAC Office Dear: My Name is Dr J. Wagner a US Customs officer in charge of inspections Unit US Customs border protection Taxes In USA. . I know you will be surprised receiving this message from me hence we do not know each other before , but nevertheless feel free read the message very carefully and understand the reasons why I contacted you. However I knew in the first place that internet scam messages has created alot of droughts world wide today but do not ignore or disregard this message as scam it is legit . Last year December 16 TH 2015,I personally discovered an abandoned two Diplomatic consignment boxes in our seizure storage room here in INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT here In Taxes USA and after scanning the two boxes I discovered that it was defaced 100 bill dollars note all through approximately $10 million dollars . Each box contain $5 million. Meanwhile after my due proper investigation to know the source or country the consignment boxes was sent to the United States I discovered that it was from west Africa Nigeria owned by one of the corrupt government politicians and the fund was sent for safe keeping in one of the Bank here in New York before it was arrested and seized. Note that the diplomatic Agent who conveyed the boxes on his arrival here in AIRPORT around 12 am in the midnight the Agent could not be able to identify the content of the two consignment boxes and now on the run from the airport and ran away till this date no way to be found . I am contacting you personally on a good arrangement in order to use your name /address to move the trunk boxes to your custody for our mutual sharing, I agree to offer you 20% of the total fund upon your consent to receive the consignment boxes in your name. I assure you that this deal is 100% risk free as long as I am concerned and with my position as the Boss of inspection control unit of the customs I will protect the transaction until you receive the two consignment boxes in good faith without problem. Please if this message find you interesting to work with me kindly get back to me immediately for further proceedings and send me your private telephone number and your address and your nearest airport where I will deliver the trunk boxes to your custody. Please try to keep this transaction absolutely confidential for security reasons in order to protect my interest even if you are not interested I expect you to still keep it confidential . I hope to hear from you immediately to enable us expedite actions towards moving the trunk boxes from our customs Unit to your custody. Thank you for your understanding and expect your prompt response to work with me. you can call or sms My Regards to you and your family. Mr. John Wagner U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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