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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.JENDY GREEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <j.green.imf@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 20:56:39 -0700
Subject: RE:URGENT ATTENTION.

International Debt Funds Recovery Unit
United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW;
Washington, DC 20220
Phone (858) -256-8924


ATTN:

I acknowledged receipt of your email message regarding your consignment baggage, that awaiting delivery to your location address. However, I know you must being through a lot trying to receive your delivery which rightfully belong to you. But due to incompetence of the corrupt official of the several courier agency whom made it impossible for you to receive your shipment.

Be rest assure that Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings of the United States, supplementary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, DC, already issued irrevocable delivery approval and nothing to abstract your delivery as long you comply with the directive.

So you have no reason to doubt the possibility of your delivery, and if any individual or Courier agency who says that there's any discrepancy on your delivery file that will stop delivery of your consignment baggage after you obtained 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 then the person must be mistaking your delivery record, and he or she need to be question by the authority.


Be inform the Stamp of Duty Paperwork’s and Permission Order Paperwork’s is 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 originated of your fund in Benin Republic by the Attorney in charge Named: Harry James.

So I will advice to forward the payment and allow delivery of your consignment baggage hold without further delay.

PAYMENT DETAILS.

Receivers Name: John Micheal Adam
Location 5435 spring street Philadelphia, PA 19139
Amount: $490.00 USD


I need the below information as soon as you have the funds sent via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram

Sender Name:
Sender Address:
Sender Phone Number:
Amount Sent: $490.00
MTCN:
Scan and send the Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram receipt


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.


I am waiting for your urgent reply.

God Bless America

SINCERELY YOURS
MR.JENDY GREEN
HEAD OF CONSIGNMENT LODGINGS.

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