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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: INTERPOL POLICE FORCE <officerecords56@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: INTERPOL POLICE FORCE <interpol_police_force_unit@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:33:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM INTERPOL POLICE FORCE UNIT.


 You are welcome to desk of Chief Hon. Jeff Robert Carl the inspector general of International Interpol Police Force Investigating Benin&nbsp; Republic.
Chief Hon. Jeff Robert Carl the inspector general
E-mail------&nbsp; interpol_police_force_unit@ig.com.br
Telephone-- +229 688 753 39


We are Working towards a corruption-free world by&nbsp; promoting and defending integrity, justice and the rule of law! Mission statement of the International Anti-Corruption Academy, We cover West African Countries.

Attention

Look i am here to update you with the new development&nbsp; concerning your ATM CARD delivery to you because i&nbsp; received call from Federal Ministry Of Finance just now&nbsp; and they want to know if you have received your ATM CARD&nbsp; or not that they are calling to recall the ATM CARD back&nbsp; to there office and i told them that your ATM CARD is out&nbsp; of the Country to your home address and i said so to them&nbsp; just to protect your ATM CARD for you .

And i called the USPS COURIER COMPANY that i used before to&nbsp; know if they can do C.O.D and they said yes but it will be&nbsp; stamp before they can carry it out and they said that to&nbsp; stamp it will cost you only $85, so are you ready because&nbsp; i will give you the tracking number once you send the $85&nbsp; that they need and i don't want your ATM CARD to stay long&nbsp; here with me as you know that the Federal Ministry Of&nbsp; Finance will be investigating to know if you have received&nbsp; it or not like as i told them that you have received your&nbsp; ATM CARD to avoid them to recall it back.

Receiver: JULIUS IDIGO
Country: Benin Republic
Question:Very Urgent?
Answer: Today.
Sender:
Amount US$85
MTCN:

FROM INTERPOL POLICE FORCE UNIT.
Hon. Chief Jeff Robert Carl the inspector general
E-mail------&nbsp; interpol_police_force_unit@ig.com.br
Telephone-- +229 688 753 39

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