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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: "MR JOHN FEDER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <homeland.sec@w.cn>
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 17:41:20 +0300
Subject: C14::HOMELAND SECURITY INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HEADQUARTERS NEW YORK USA.

HOMELAND SECURITY
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HEADQUARTERS
NEW YORK USA.
FROM THE DESK OF Mr John Feder, HEAD OF OPERATIONS,
TEL:(718)-355-9255
Dear Citizen,
We have been given your file directly from the NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT
as
the claimed that it has been approved for a long time but the huge
rate of corruption in there system there bankers and government
officials claim to get you your funds and go behind trying to keep
it
all for them self.
We ordered them to send a Notice to you to contact us at our
Transfer
Department , Oregon USA to enable us Re confirm some details and
Document before we have the Nigerian Ministry of Finance issue out
your payment in any form of your choice.
Furthermore i advice you confirm to me if you sent Mr. Frank T.
Kehoe
of U.S.A California, with an application to receive your payment on
your behalf.
Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the
following information and inform us if you are aware or know
anything
about this. This morning Mr. Frank  Kehoe called our office
claiming
that you have instructed him to come and receive the payment on
your
behalf as your representatives.
Below is the information submitted on the phone by Frank T. Kehoe
I have ask him to call back tomorrow as he did not provide any
power
of an attorney from you which will proof that you thoroughly send
him
, I did that to have the time to contact you and verify how genuine
this man is to you.
1. Did you instruct one Mr. Frank T. Kehoe of 14 Rice Terrace Apt.
306
Branford, Connecticut 06405 whose information's is below, to claim
and
receive the payment on your behalf?
2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby
making
him the current beneficiary with the following account details:
Account Name: Mr. Frank T. Kehoe Group Ltd,
A/C #USD 586017794661,
Bank Name: Bank Of America
Routing Code: 026009593.
Finally, you are hereby advised to inform us with immediate effect,
if
you are the person that instructed Mr. Frank T. Kehoe to come for
the
claim of your fund worth of $15,500.000.00. We await your respond
or
call immediately :(718)-355-9255
Yours sincerely,
Mr John Feder
mr.johnfeder.dhs_usa@w.cn
Head of Operations.
Homeland Security New york Dept

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