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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: "Barrister Jeffery Lawler" <nnaoby@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: interpol.police77@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:36:25 -1100
Subject: CONTACT INTERPOL POLICE SERVICES USA.

INTERPOL POLICE SERVICES USA AUTHORITY IN-CHARGE
BARRISTER JEFFERY LAWLER.

CONTACT INTERPOL POLICE SERVICES USA.
Attn Dear Beneficiary,

Welcome to the interpol police office, because we have been monitoing your
transaction with the severally diplomat agent and at the end here we found out
that you are dealing with the wrong agent to deliver your CONSIGNMENT BOX to
your home menwhile we have collected your CONSIGNMENT BOX from the diplomat
agent who came to USA ( in california here) and been at the airport delaying, in
order to complete this delivery to your home but unfornately the CONSIGNMENT BOX
is now in our custody in california USA besides we cannot give it to any person
accept you the rightful confirmation beneficiary of this CONSIGNMENT BOX due to
the large corruption of internet scam, anyway i will advice you to comply
immediately.

therefore note that the only money which you have to send is the sum of $105 usd
only for the Affidavit Of Ownership and you will be sending it to benin republic
been the origin of these CONSIGNMENT BOX so Nevertheless, Note that as soon as
we confirm the receipt payment for the Affidavit Of Ownership to be stamp by our
lawyer Barrister Emeka Peter and your funds will be delivered to you at your
door step via WITH THE ( INTERPOL, POLICE ) AGENT BECAUSE I DON’T TRUST ANY
COURIER COMPANY or personal agent involve of this delivery of your CONSIGNMENT
BOX to avoid you been ripp off.


After the arrest we touch the diplomat agent and he confessed that these
CONSIGNMENT BOX belongs to you but they wanted to shift it to someone who can
help them and keep it well in Benin republic they also said that they have
contacted you several times regards the fund but you do not complied as they can
transfer the fund to you that’s why they wanted to achieve your funds by their self.

To avoid much delaying, the CONSIGNMENT BOX are safety in our treasure but we
will like to hear from you before I will proceed with the payment, But the best
you have to do now is that you should keep away from anyone in Internet from now
till you have this your Funds from me because there is lot happening in
internet today.

1. Your Full name,________________
2. Your home Address,______________
3. Your current telephone number,______
4. A copy of your picture,_____________
5. Your age/sex,____________________
6. Your country,____________________
7. Your occupation,__________________

Lastly. We did this that way to avoid any story with your FUNDS because these
gentle men called terry white here wanted to shift the CONSIGNMENT BOX and for
now they are under INTERPOL POLICE care on which they must serve usa government
six months in Jail. Anyway your fast respond is needed now.

Meanwhile i advice you to follow all instruction from this INTERPOL POLICE
immediately you get this e-mail and also send the charge for the Affidavit Of
Ownership which
cost you only $105.00 USD and send with the above payment instruction as follow.


Receiver: Nze Chinaka
City: Cotonou,
Country: Benin Republic.
Test: what?
Answer: instruction
Sender ,Name ...,
Mtcn No.....

Secondly you have to send the needed money to our lawyer Barrister Emeka Peter
in benin republic who will obtain the require documents and then forward it to
the interpol police office in U.S.A here so that we can finalize the delivery of
your CONSIGNMENT BOX to your destination as we cannot longer accept any
individual to handle this matter to avoid you losing this CONSIGNMENT BOX ok,

Regards,
Your In
Services
Barrister Jeffery Lawler.
E-mail-( interpol.police77@yahoo.fr )

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