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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: HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT <jehjohnson99.@ninus.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT <jehjohnson99@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 08:34:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM .. HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT!!


FROM .. HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT!!
MG Timothy J. Lowenberg,Adjutant General and Director State Military
Department Washington Military Dept., Bldg1 Camp Murry ,Wash 98430-5000 USA
Telephone:(202) 8887941..... Text Only.

This is Mr.jeh Johnson Secretary of Homeland Security department.We know that you have not received Your fund from Africa! we have finally cash your $4.7million abandoned long-lost cheque confirming to be your own compensation funds,we cash the money and we decided to boxed the money for avoiding expiry of the cheque because it has stayed long in our custody searching for your contact to reach you,after our investigation that we discovered that the money is not an illegal payment. so
kindly reconfirm your full address, You can reach me on this email as well {:jehjohnson99@gmail.com}.

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 MONEY GRAM 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.

Full name...............
Your country/city.........
Phone number..........
Your occupation..........
Your age/marital status......
Your nearest Airport........
A copy of Your ID......

You can call Mr. Hillary C Thomas at : +229-9932-9181 the director of overseas payment of the presidency office who is in charge to give instruction approval to release the boxed-money consignment to me for onwards delivering it to you.

SINCERELY YOURS,
Jeh Charles Johnson
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

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