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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: JANET NAPOLITANO <justinsnyder870@gmail.com>
Reply-To: janet.napolit@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 08:52:40 -0800
Subject: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,


*[image:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/24/article-2149393-1345E563000005DC-566_634x420.jpg][image:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EhW8NyIaFHs/Tw2t13NZEJI/AAAAAAAAEgw/ptzYCfBu_uc/s640/US-Dept-of-Homeland-Security.jpg]U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,MG Timothy J. Lowenberg,Adjutant General
and Director State Military Department Washington Military Dept., Bldg1
Camp Murry ,Wash 98430-5000 USAGOOD DAY TO YOU.I HOPE THIS MAIL FINDS YOU
IN GOOD SPIRIT AND IN GOOD HEALTH? BECAUSE I AM QUITE AWARE OF YOUR LOSSES
IN THE PAST YEARS NOW, IT MAY SURPRISE YOU THAT I AM ALSO AWARE OF YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOXES PURSUIT IN BENIN GHANA TOGO NIGERIA SPAIN FRANCE MALAYSIA
INDONESIA CHINA AND KOREA .MY NAME IS MRS. JANET NAPOLITANO,THE SECRETARY
OF U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF AMERICA , AM IN CHARGE TO
MONITORED ALL FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS IN AFRICA EUROPE AND ASIA.I HAVE BEEN IN
THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NOW SINCE THE GOVERNMENT OF
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, MONITORING THE VARIOUS TRANSACTIONS GOING ON IN
AFRICA, EUROPE AND ASIA, MOST ESPECIALLY CONSIGNMENTS CASES AND BANK
TRANSFER. I DO NOT INTEND TO SPOIL YOUR DAY OR TO PUT YOU UNDER DURESS.BUT
YOU CAN NOT RECEIVE ANY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENTS BOXES PURSUIT, WITHOUT A
CLEARANCE FROM THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. HOWEVER, UPON MY
ARRIVAL IN BENIN REPUBLIC AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH OUR PRESIDENT
BARRACKS OBAMA AND UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON, DUE TO
NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES FROM AFRICA ASIA, EUROPE,
OCEANIA, ANTARCTICA,SOUTH AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RESPECTIVELY, AGAINST THE BENIN GOVERNMENT AND NIGERIA OVER THE RATE OF
SCAM/FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY AND AFRICA.WHEN I
ARRIVE IN THE BENIN PARLIAMENT IN COTONOU, I FOUND YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX
CLEARANCE FILE LYING ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIR OFFICE DESK WITHOUT ANY
ATTENTION ON A THOROUGH SCRUTINY I DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT HAVE
BEEN ABANDONED BY YOUR DELIVERY AGENT. MEANWHILE, I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THEY HAVE TRY TO REACH YOU, BUT NO WAY AND THEY HAVE MADE SEVERAL
ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT YOUR DELIVERY AGENT BUT TO NO AVAIL.*

















*TO MY GREATEST SURPRISE, DURING MY RECENT ROUTINE RE-CHECKING, I
PERSONALLY DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTENT DECLARATION DOCUMENTS
STATED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS PERSONAL EFFECTS MEANWHILE, IT
CONTAINS UNITED STATES DOLLAR BILLS WORTH OVER US$48 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH
MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSIGNMENT TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU EARLIER
BEFORE NOW.BASED ON THIS PERSONAL DISCOVERY, I AM CONTACTING YOU NOW TO LET
YOU KNOW THAT WITH MY POSITION AND POWER AS THE SECRETARY OF U.S DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY, I CAN ASSIST YOU TO LEGALLY CLEAR YOUR CONSIGNMENT
FUND, BUT YOU MUST AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. BECAUSE I HAVE
CALLED OUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON,DC FROM BENIN, WHO HAS BEEN INTERCEPTING
ALL YOUR TELEPHONE CALLS, WITH THE HELP OF MTN, TIGO VODAFONE AND AIRTEL
NETWORK BENIN.I ALSO RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR HOMELAND SECURITY
OFFICE IN BENIN REPUBLIC, ABOUT YOUR EMAILS, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING AND
SENDING MONEY TO PEOPLES IN BENIN GHANA SOUTH AFRICA TOGO BENIN AND NIGERIA
, WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR. YOU ARE ALSO DEALING WITH A
BANK, AND OTHER NAMES WHICH I AM STILL WAITING TO BE FORWARDED TO ME FROM
OUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON,DC. WHO HAVE MONITORED ALL YOUR DEALINGS WITH THIS
HOODLUM.YOU ARE ADVICE TO HENCE FORT STOP FURTHER DEALINGS WITH ALL THE
ABOVE MENTIONED PEOPLE, UNTIL WE COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATION. BECAUSE YOUR
DEALING WITH THEM IS TERMED AS ILLEGAL TRANSACTION.I WISH TO INFORM THAT WE
THE HOMELAND SECURITY IS ON LOOK OUT FOR ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED NAME,
MOSTLY THOSE WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF WEST AFRICAN DEBT WESTERN
UNION AND MONEY GRAM AND PROPERTY RECOVERY BENIN. ALL THIS MENTIONED PEOPLE
ARE IMPOSTOR, AND WE INTEND TO APPREHEND THEM SOON.I WANT YOU TO PLEASE
STOP COMMUNICATING, AND DEALING WITH THEM UNTIL WE COMPLETE OUR
INVESTIGATION. I WISH TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING
YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT THAT WAS HANDLE OVER TO ME AFTER THE MEETING HELD
BETWEEN ME AND SOME OF THE TOP PARLIAMENT MEMBERS OF BENIN AND THE FOREIGN
AFFAIR MINSTER IN THE BENIN CAPITAL HEADQUARTERS COTONOU, DUE TO THE DELAY
FOR YOU NOT HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX FOR LONG TIME
NOW.ACCORDINGLY, WE HAVE WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE
FEES AND AUTHORIZED THE GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC TO ALLOW ME FLY WITH
THIS YOUR APPROVED CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY WHICH THEY HAVE
AGREED. THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL PAY TO CONFIRM YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX RECEIVED
IN YOUR POSSESSION IS THE WEIGHT FEE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX WHICH IS SUM
OF $48.00 ONLY.IN ORDER WORDS YOUR BOX IS WITH ME NOW AND I SHALL BE COMING
TO YOUR COUNTRY AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU AND I WILL BE COMING ALONG WITH
YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT,BUT REMEMBER THAT AS THE SECRETARY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I AM A US
GOVERNMENT SECURITY AGENT AND I HAVE THE POWER TO GO THROUGH ANY AIRPORT
CUSTOMS WITHOUT INSPECTING WHAT I CARRY ALONG.AND AS SOON AS I ARRIVE IN
YOUR STATE I WILL GIVE YOU A PHONE CALL FOR YOU TO GIVE ME DIRECTION TO
YOUR HOME ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN MEET FACE TO FACE AND HAND OVER YOUR BOX
TO YOU BEFORE PROCEEDING BACK TO THE STATES. SO I WANT YOU TO RE-CONFIRM TO
ME THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR PROPER UNDERSTANDING BY FILLING THE ATTACH
HOMELAND SECURITY REGISTRATION FORM OKAY.*
























*BENEFICIARY
NAME:.................................ADDRESS:...................................................TEL
PHONE:................................................OCCUPATION:............................................COUNTRY:...................................................SEX:..............................................................
AS
SOON AS I ARRIVE I SHALL CALL YOU ON YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER THEN MEET YOU IN
PERSON AND HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU BEFORE I RETURN BACK TO
WASHINGTON DC.I HAVE TAKEN THIS ASSIGNMENT UPON MYSELF BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH ON THE COST OF DELIVERY, BUT NOTHING WAS
RECEIVED BY YOU. SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS EMAIL
NOW BECAUSE EVERY THING HAS BEEN DONE OK. THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM OUR
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE
MTCN FOR EASY PICK UP AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOX,FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER
DELAY AGAIN . SINCE YOU WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE IT SINCE . SEND THE FEE VIA
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.RECEIVER’S
NAME:................................. UCHE
CHIDOZIECOUNTRY:................................................. BENIN
REPUBLICCITY:...........................................................COTONOU
AMOUNT:..................................................$48.00
QUESTION:...............................................URGENT
ANSWER:.................................................TODAY
MTCN:......................................................SENDER's
NAME:...................................SENDER'S
ADDRESS:...........................*








*AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT
INFORMATION.ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR
CONFIRMATION AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE HANDLING OVER OF YOUR FUND TO
YOU.ALSO YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO US ANY MAIL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING
FROM PEOPLE FOR PROPER VERIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION BEFORE YOU DEAL WITH
THEM OKAY.I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME TO STAY HERE SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE WITH THE PAYMENT , MY DEAR, THIS IS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND HAVE TO COMPLY AND YOUR BOX SHALL BE DELIVER TO
YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS.BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (3 DAYS) YOU DID NOT MAKE
THE PAYMENT THEN I WILL DIVERT YOUR FUNDS TO US GOVERNMENT FUND OR BENIN
GOVERNMENT TREASURY. PLEASE TREAT THIS AS MATTER OF URGENCY. SINCERELY
YOURS,JANET NAPOLITANOSECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY*

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