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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: Mrs Angela Henshaw <angelhenshaw@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: signal-units@computermail.net
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:38:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Diplomat is nowhere to be Found.


 





















Office of Joint Task force,Metropolitan / Glasgow Police.
Metropolitan Police Service. 
 


 
Attn:The Case File Ref: SF56KF70OX 

Re:Security Alert for Impersonation.
 
Following  the activities of terrorist attacked around the globe,  during our daily routine on 100% inspection of incoming and our going flights,  we intercepted your parcel  from  a 48 years old diplomat  with the(Diplomatic Passport #: 007216109103)  at  our Airport.
 
During our  interrogation  with him, he was forced to revealed  that  the  package originally are coming from west Africa. Further checking the diplomat,it was found out that you are the true and sole  beneficiary of the package but  due to his sudden change of his final destination to Lebanon rather your country as we have in the Package.

What surprised us is that, he was released on 28/8/10 on health ground for medical attention because of his health was so bad but  when we sent somebody to go back to hospital to know his health situation,could you believed, he is no where to be found and the doctor confirmed that the man left the hospital without trace.

However,your sealed parcel  is with us and and other documents that doesn't carry his name but  your name and this is very SUSPICIOUS. Hence why our Dpo  instructed me to contact you for verification if you know him or should we send it  to you directly?
 
>From this development,i deemed it necessary to contact you and to ascertain if he has contact you because we cannot trace him.

The good news is that,your items with us are very safe and intact.

Please get back with your suggestion if you are coming for the collection or we should use our network to send it to you within two days.
 
Your in Service,
Inspector  Angela  Henshaw.
FROM PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE.(PMO)
Financial Crimes Monitoring Unit,
Metropolitan  Police.
Tel:+447031849467

EMAIL:signal-units@computermail.net
Regards,


 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Acts Unit.,
EMAIL:signal-units@computermail.net



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