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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: "DEPT. HOMELAND SECURITY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <f.jamesentwistle@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:32:58 +0100
Subject: United States Department of Homeland Security

OFFICE OF HOME LAND SECURITY
Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S.
Department of Homeland Security,
Street S.W. Suite 322.Atlanta Georgia 30303
2160 Park-lake Drive Northeast, Atlanta - 1694 Phoenix Parkway,
Atlanta UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Atlanta Area. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority ( MARTA)
The MOTTO of ICE is "INTEGRITY, COURAGE, and EXCELLENCE"
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html
Email: (james.fentwistle@diplomats.com)
 
 
 
UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY SEEKING TO WIRE-TAP THE INTERNET PASSING VITAL INFORMATION ON THE AMBASSADORIAL VISIT OF AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE.
 
 
 
 
TO:
CC:
BCC:
DEAR: SIR/ MADAM,
 
 
 
 
GOOD DAY,
 
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER FOR FINAL FUND RELEASE.
 
 
 
 
As a Federal Commission we are ready to protect your interest and the interest of all the United State citizens as well as this great Nation. You have been investigated as the beneficiary of the said funds that is why your case-file has been involved with the FBI for a solid proof before the funds will be release to you. The said funds is now in U.S Bank in your name which has been placed on hold under the custody of the FBI for further verification and proof before releasing the fund to you, we further held a meeting with the United nation in person of the President Muhammadu Buhari, where they finally concluded that every American citizen should stop every contact with foreign partners and investors because your so called partner will keep asking more money after money, and fund will not be released to you
 
 
 
 
They finally concluded that every American citizen must posses a Vital Classified Document called Immunity Seal of Transfer that overrule every upfront payment fee and certificates, You do not have this document in your files, if you did the fund would not have been put on-hold. We did not believe this at first, but when we saw the transfer we had no option than to contact you. We have gone through your Identification record and also the information received from you, we have verified a lot of things about you. It has come to the attention of our Money trafficking investigation department, that you have some tangible funds valued at the States in USA dollars to your name, The said payment is awaiting adjudication and crediting to you, this funds are from Inheritance 'willed ' from C.B.N Bank Nigeria precisely. With full concern of The F.B.I and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wish to remind you of the consequences of remitting such huge sums of money without complying fully with the provisions of Finance<
 
 
 
 
Note that with the information we have here, the fund in your name here was release from Federal Republic Of Nigeria. To this regard you will have to go through the the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) Nigeria where the fund was release from so that they will issue you the required document because they are the only people that can issue you the document. Nobody else have the right or privilege to issue you this document unless the EFCC Nigeria. You are under an observational /Investigation in connection with money laundering. If your funds comes from a legitimate and legal source, the proper guidelines for you to recover the right of transaction is for you to provide the official monitory transaction release document so that your funds will be legally processed and recorded and accounted for and then finally released to you
 
 
 
 
 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONEY LAUNDERING DEPARTMENT) IS HERE to wipe out terrorism, and will stop at no length in doing our duty for the globe. You have 92 hours to produce legal proof of the below frozen wired transaction number code: AZQV9007 owned by you. Note that you do not have any rights to receive these funds if the documented legal wire information is not completed. For your own good and benefit, you are advice not to send your money to anybody except the below person that will get the document for you. It has come to our notice that you have been dealing with some set of Impostors regarding the present transaction in your name, with the power imposed on us as a high Federal Commission, you are hereby warn and instruction to terminate your involvement with any people or individual contacting you regarding this present transaction. The said funds is now in our custody in your name as the beneficiary, your dealings should be channel to this reputable personnel alone Mr. Jam
 
 
 
 
 
The very heart of FBI operations lies in our investigations which serve as our mission states, to protect and defend the European, Asian, American, African states against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the criminal laws of the United States, so follow our instructions properly to avoid any action before you pay any fee to them, they will ask for more. We currently have jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal law. So you can see that we can track you down through Investigative programs. We have your address and the evidence and status of your wired funds, so we can arrest you any time anywhere, contact them with required fee and the mtcn in receipt of this message, because the document is very mandatory
 
 
 
 
 
Further more, be advice that according to the United State Law together with the FBI rules and regulations, you are to obtain the document from the EFCC NIGERIA with the help of the US ambassador to Nigeria Mr. James F. Entwistle. Also Note that you are to take adequate care of the Document to be issued to you, because due to the content of the document and how important and secured the document is, You are advised to take care of the document by requesting for the payment information and sending to the EFCC NIGERIA the sum of $350 Dollars only for the issuing of the document right away and your fund will be release to you, That is the only way the EFCC NIGERIA will issue you the document, because they are going to issue you the Authentic and Original copy of the document for the release of your fund.You are here by advice to Contact them through the email address above to acquire from them on how you are going to send the fee to them. Note that you are to do this immediately if you really want your fund to
 
 
 
 
 
CC: Canadian Police Association
CC: GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (GID)
CC: Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)
CC: Egmont Group
CC: FEDERAL BURUEA OF INVESTIGATION (FBI USA)
CC: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
CC: Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
CC: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CC: International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
CC: International Banking Security Association (IBSA)
CC: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
CC: Institute de Formation Interbancaire (INSIG)
CC: World Customs Organization (WCO)
CC: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
CC: Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors (OGBS)
CC: WORLD CENTRAL BANK (SW)
CC: NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF)
CC: NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE (UK)
CC: ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
 
 
 
 
 
FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHMENT AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN IT AFTER WHICH YOU MUST HAVE EFFECTED THE PAYMENT SUM OF $350 TO THE BELOW INFORMATION WHILE YOU PROVIDE THE MTCN TO MR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE, HE WILL HELP YOU GET (IST) DOCUMENT TO BE AVAILABLE FROM THE EFCC.
 
 
 
 
 
Receiver's Name: Ben Kojo
Sender's Name and Address.
Text Question?  IN GOD
Text Answer: WE TRUST
Amount: $350 USD.
Destination: Lagos-Nigeria.
 
 
 
 
N:B: YOU NEED NOT TO CONTACT THE AMBASSADOR AT ALL IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD THE FEE, THEN YOU WILL FALL TO THE CATEGORIES OF THOSE THAT THERE FUND WILL BE RETURN BACK TO THE CBN TREASURY OFFICE IN NIGERIA WHERE THE CONTRACT IS BEEN EXECUTED.
 
 
 
 
 
Only re-confirm to him the following information below when you are effecting the payment of $350 while you follow instructions by using the above payment information given to you and Get back to this office as soon as you have done that for clarification, failure to adhere strictly with this instruction will definitely lead to lost because as a result of payment cancellation
 
 
 
 
 
1.BENEFICIARY NAME AND ADDRESS.
2.BENEFICIARY TELEPHONE NUMBER.
3.BENEFICIARY AGE/OCCUPATION.
4.BENEFICIARY MARITAL STATUS
 
 
 
 
 
The above information will be acknowledge by the serious ones effecting the payment above mentioned fee being payment for the issuance of the said documents keeping your fund on-hold here in the United State, then We will not hesitate to do the needful as soon as we confirm your payment for the issuance of the (IST) document and Your on-hold fund will be released immediately here in the United State
 
 
 
 
 
Best Regards.
Dr. Ms.Phyllis Schneck
Deputy Secretary. (Homeland Security.)
United States Department of Homeland Security.
HARTS FIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA CBP DEPT. HOMELAND SECURITY
Tel#: (405) 494-0865
 
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