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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: "Jeh C. Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeh_johnson@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:37:22 -0700
Subject: This is Mr. Jeh C. Johnson Secretary of homeland security department.

FROM ..
HOME LAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT !!
MG Timothy J. Lowenberg,Adjutant General
and Director State Military Department Washington Military Dept.,
Bldg1 Camp Murry ,Wash 98430-5000 USA
Tell: 502-785-5736
 
Attention., Please !
 
This is Mr. Jeh C. Johnson Secretary of homeland security department.
Our internet and monetary  crew revealed that you have not received
your fund from the African /African-United nation's compensation and
reinvestment commission!  the refunds was stocked due to the
exorbitant demands from you by the African corrupted banks, couriers
government staffs and obscure individuals, which was confirmed that
you had spent lot of money on pursuance of the compensation right.
 
Your long-lost abandoned cheque confirming to be your  won
compensation funds, was converted into cash and we decided to boxed
the money to avoid expiry of the cheque because it has stayed long in
our custody we made several attempts to contact you through the phone
number on your file but were not successful and this is the third and
perhaps the last email to you in respect of this matter, the refunds
in tone of $3.7 driven as  resulted from random selection done by the
united nation human right wing cum the world bank to assist scam
victims who lost funds to Nigerian and African scam artists. you were
lucky to be chosen amongst the teeming population of scam victims who
were cheated this while.
 
sum has been approved for payment through the CASH payment delivery
system after all attempts to pay you through bank, cheque , Atm card
and courier failed. The approved sum will be programmed into cash as
BOXED-MONEY and will be dispatching  to your designated address.
 
Therefore. you should take this seriously and confirm your reconfirm
your full address, Full name, Phone number, and nearest Airport. You
can call MR. Jerry Mark at : +229-93905641 the director of overseas
payment of the presidency office who is in charge to  give instruction
approval order to  releasing the  boxed-money consignment for onwards
delivering it to you from here, reach me with the required details at-
 
Email: jeh_johnson@yahoo.co.jp
 
 
SINCERELY YOURS,
Mr. Gabinete Autismosevilla
Personal Secretary JCJ.
C/o
Jeh C. Johnson
Signed... jcj
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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