419 scam: "INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION UNITED STATES SECTION (IPA)"<skikelet006@yahoomail.com> INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION UNITED STATES SECTION (IPA)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "we will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- benjeomfi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION UNITED STATES SECTION (IPA)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <asante006@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:53:39 -0700
Subject: INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION UNITED STATES SECTION (IPA)

INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION UNITED STATES SECTION (IPA)
Region No. 2 New York City
P.O. Box 804 Knickerbocker Station
New York City, New York 10002-0804 U.S.A.

We, the office of the International Police Association (IPA) hereby write to inform you that we caught a Diplomatic lady Mrs. Vernon Wallace by name at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK ) here in New York with consignment box filed with United States Dollars.

Meanwhile, on the course of interogation to the diplomat, she mentioned your name as the owner of the cash box, She further explained that Mr. BEN JEO has ask her to deliver the consignment box to your doorstep without any knowledge of information that the content of the consignment box is money.

Be informed now that the diplomat is under detention in our office(IPA) security, and we cannot release her until a proper investigation is carried out by our investigation team on the origin of this huge amount of money and why it has to be delivered to you by cash. We will instruct her release with the box as soon as we have all the proof we needed. In this regards, you are to advice to send a proof to us that the money you are about to receive is legal by sending us the Origin of Fund Certificate showing that the money is not illegal.

Note that the Origin of Fund Certificate must come from the Senate Committees of Nigeria, because the consignment box bears the above office tag. You are advised to forward immediately the Origin of Fund Certificate to the legality of these funds, Should incase you do not have the certificate, We will advice you to contact the sender of the Diplomat/cosignment "i.e" if at all you did not have it.

Below is the contact information of the person that sent the diplomat

Name:BEN JEO
Email: benjeomfi@gmail.com

Furthermore, we are giving you only but 3 working days to forward the requested Certificate to us or we will order for your arrest immediately for Money Laundry and the funds will be confiscated and re-deposited into the World Bank Reserve Account. on the other hand, if we receive the certificate and after verification on its authenticity, we will release the diplomat with your consignment box, also back you up on the money.

Thanks for your understanding, co-operation and continued patronage.

Yours Truly,
I.P.A REGION NO: 2 THANKS.
DOCTOR DOUGLAS H. KING DDS.
Committee of Police Societies, NYPD

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