419 scam: FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT <deskofficiall@sify.com> IN THE NEXT 2HRS YOU WILL BE ARRESTED.

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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:

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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "robert mueller" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: info.floridacustomdepartm@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:22:32 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: IN THE NEXT 2HRS YOU WILL BE ARRESTED.

       FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT



Addresses: Orlando Police Department Headquarters
100 South, Hughey Avenue Orlando, Florida.
Usa.

                                    Tele: (863)
4947125
                                   Fax: (863)
4296545

                                      Attention,

Mr.
Robbert Mueller have warned you so many times and
you have decided to ignore his e-mails or because you believe we have
not been
instructed to get you arrested since then, now we have instructed by
Robert
Mueller to arrest you , we receive a report from Mr. Robert Mueller, the
Fbi
director. He told us that your Atm card is still right with them, that
you have 2hours to get the fee of $42 send to him so that they can
deliver your card to
your destination address. or you will get arrested, because he has
summitte all
your informations and your address to our office.

Mr. Robert
Mueller
pleaded on your behalf so that this agency could give you today been
21/11/2011 so that you could get this process done because i learnt that
Mr.
Robert Mueller sent several e-mail without getting a response with the
payment
details from you, please bear it in mind that this is the only way that i
can be
able to help you at this moment or you would have to face the law and
its
consequences once it has befall on you today . You would make the
payment of $42
within 2hours time through western union money transfer or money gram
with the
below details.

Receiver Name:_________Jona Uzoma
Simple
Country:________Benin Republic
City:_________Cotonou
City
Code:_______00229
Test Question:______Who is our
savior?
Answer:________The Lord Jesus
MTCN Number:_________

Send
the payment details to me so that i can forward it to Mr. Robert Mueller,
Payment details needed: senders name and address, mtcn number, text question
and answer used and the amount sent. Please do reconfirm us your full
details:

1. Full Name______
2. Home
Address______
3. Telephone/Mobile Phone number______
4. Sex_________
5.
Ocupation________

Make sure that you
didn't hesitate making the payment down to the agency by today so that they
could have the certificate endorsed, signed and stamped immediately without any
further delay. you have only 5hours to get back to
us.

Waiting to
hear from you soon.

Best Regards.

Police
Chief
Mrs. Jane Castor.

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