419 scam: "POLICE"<intpoll12@hotmail.com> FROM:INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY UNITED STATES SECTION (INTERPOL)

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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)
- "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.
- umar_kangs@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "POLICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <intpoll721@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:24:39 -0700
Subject: FROM:INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY UNITED STATES SECTION (INTERPOL)

INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY UNITED STATES SECTION (INTERPOL)
JOHN F. KENNEDY RESIDENT AGENCY
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NEW YORK 11430

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

Based on our interview to the diplomat she said that the consignment box
belongs to you and that she was sent by one Dr Edmond James to come
deliver the consignment box to your doorstep not knowing that the content
of the box is money.

Now, the diplomat is under detention in the office of (INTERPOL) security,
and we cannot release her until we carry out our proper investigation on
how this huge amount of money managed to be yours. So, in this regards you
are to reassure and prove to us that the money you are about to receive is
legal by sending us the Award Ownership Certificate showing that the money
is not illegal.

Note, that the Award Ownership Certificate must to be secured from the
office of the Nigerian Senate President, because that is the only office
that will issue you the original Award Ownership Certificate of this
funds, this is because the fund originated from Nigeria.

You are advised to forward immediately the Award Ownership Certificate if
you have it with you, but if you do not have it, we urge you to contact
back the sender of the diplomat to help you secure the Award Ownership
Certificate if at all you do not have it.

Below is the contact information of the person that sent Mrs. Vernon
Wallace as provided by her;

Name: Dr umar faruk
Email: umar_kangs@yahoo.com

Furthermore, we are giving you only but 3 working business days to forward
the requested Award Ownership Certificate. Please note that we shall get
back to you after the 3 working business days, that if you didn?t come up
with the certificate we shall confiscate the funds into World Bank account
then charge you for money laundering, but if you forward the Award
Ownership Certificate then we will release diplomat with your consignment
box also gives you every back up on the money.

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation

Yours Truly,
Agent Marcus Mitchell
JOHN F. KENNEDY RESIDENT AGENCY
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NEW YORK 11430

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