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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: "DR,DAVID KAKA C" <jones_wilks@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dhlcourierserv13@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:52:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INTERNATIONAL INTERPOL POLICE FORCE



           INSTRUCTION FROM FBI
FROM INTERNPOL POLICE FORCE UNIT.
DESK OF DR,DAVID
KAKA C,

INTERNATIONAL INTERPOL POLICE
FORCE

 

ATTENTION
PLEASE:
WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS A CORRUPTION-FREE WORLD BY PROMOTING AND
DEFENDING INTEGRITY, JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW’ MISSION STATEMENT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION ACADEMY,WE COVER WEST AFRICAN
COUNTRIES.

THIS IS OFFICIAL NOTICE TO YOU THAT WE HAVE BEEN MANDATED BY
HIS EXCELLENCY MR. PRESIDENT DR THOMAS BONI YAYI TO MONITOR AND FOLLOW UP YOUR
PAYMENT OF FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS $2.5MILLION
WITH WESTERN UNION BENIN REPUBLIC OFFICE.

WE CAME TO UNDERSTAND THROUGH
OUR INVESTIGATION TEAM THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS FOR A
COUPLE OF  MONTHS NOW AND YOU ARE YET TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS DUE TO CORRUPTIONS
IN WESTERN UNION OFFICE.

IT WAS BASED ON THIS THAT HIS EXCELLENCY MR.
PRÉSIDENT MANDATES US TO HANDLE YOUR PAYMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR
FUNDS WITHOUT ANY DELAY AS HE IS TRYING TO REBULID THE GOOD IMAGE OF THIS
COUNTRY WITH OUR FOREIGN CONTERPARTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

OUR DUTY IS TO
PUT A STOP TO ALL CORRUPTION FREQUENTLY OCCURS AT LOCAL OR NATIONAL LEVEL WITH
THE HELP OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION  (FBI) WHOM WE WORK HAND TO HAND
WITH TO GET HOLD OF ALL THE HIDDEN AND IDENITIFY THIEFS LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL
LEVEL.

THE INTERPOL POLICE GROUP OF EXPERTS ON CORRUPTION (IGEC) AIMS TO
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEW INITIATIVES TO FURTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT’S EFFICIENCY IN
THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION. IT IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GROUP WITH MEMBERS FROM
ALL REGIONS OF THE WORLD, COORDINATING AND HARMONIZING DIFFERENT NATIONAL AND
REGIONAL APPROACHES.
 
THE INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION ACADEMY WILL BE
THE WORLD’S FIRST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO FIGHTING
CORRUPTION.

IT WILL ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER  TO
LEARN FROM THE WORLD’S FOREMOST AUTHORITIES IN ANTI-CORRUPTION TRAINING,
RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION.

WE NEED YOUR ABSOLUTE CO-OPERATION RIGHT NOW
SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR TOTAL AMOUNT OF $2,5MILLION WHICH IS NOW IN CUSTODY
THE INTERPOL POLICE FORCE UNITY OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC.

 IN VIEW OF THIS
DEVELOPMENT, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CONFIRM AND FURNISH US WITH YOUR FULL NAMES,
POSTAGE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO ENABLE US PROCEED WITH PROCESS OF YOUR
FUND DELIVERING TO YOU THROUGH OUR DIPLOMATIC INTERNATIONAL INTERPOL POLICE
FORCE UNITY IMMUNITY SERVICE AS CONSIGNMENT TO YOUR DOOR STEP.

WE HAVE
186 MEMBER COUNTRIES. CREATED IN 1923, IT FACILITATES CROSS-BORDER POLICE
CO-OPERATION, AND SUPPORTS AND ASSISTS ALL ORGANIZATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND
SERVICES WHOSE MISSION IS TO PREVENT INTERNATION CRIME.INTERPOL AIMS TO
FACILITATE INTERNATIONAL POLICE FORCE CO-OPERATION EVEN WHERE DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS DO NOT EXIST BETWEEN PARTICULAR COUNTRIES.
 
ACTION IS TAKEN
WITHIN 72HOURS THE LIMITS OF EXISTING LAWS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND IN THE
SPIRIT OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. INTERPOL  CONSTITUTION
PROHIBITS ANY INTERVENTION OR ACTIVITIES OF A POLITICAL, MILITARY, RELIGIOUS OR
RACIAL CHARACTER.
 
INTERPOL AS LEADERSHIP THE PRESIDENT OF INTERPOL
POLICE FORCE AND THE SECRETARY GENERAL WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER IN PROVIDING STRONG
LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION TO THE ORGANIZATION.

 INTERPOL POLICE FORCE, IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION  (FBI), IS WORKING TOWARDS
THE RECOVERY OF FUNDS AND RETURN OF STOLEN ASSETS.

THIS PROJECT ALLOWS
INTERPOL TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES IN CO-ORDINATED
EFFORTS TO TRACE, SEIZE, CONFISCATE AND RETURN PUBLIC FUNDS TO VICTIM COUNTRIES
AND INDIVDUALS.

BE REST ASSURED THAT UPON RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE
INFORMATION AND THE DELIVERYING FEE OF $76.00,WE WILL PROCEED IN DELIVERING OF
YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.

FOR SECURITY REASONS ENDEAVOUR TO
INDICATE THIS ( CODE NUMBER ) ( BJ/XXL14160) THIS CODE SHOWS THAT YOU ARE THE
RIGHTFUL OWNER OF THE CONSIGNMENT BOX.





BELOW
INTERPOL POLICE ACCOUNTANT OFFICER NAME WHERE YOU SHOULD SEND THE
MONEY.
 
RECEIVER NAME.......MRS.UCHENU  AUGUSTINE 


CITY.........COTONOU
COUNTRY.:BENIN
REPUBLIC
QUESTION.:WHAT
COLOUR?
ANSWER.:GREEN
AMOUNT.............$76.00
MTCN....................

YOURS
FAITHFULLY
DR,DAVID KAKA C
FEDERAL BUREAU
OF INVESTIGATION F B I YOURS IN SERVICE, PHOTOGRAPH OF DIRECTOR ROBERT S.
MUELLER, III ROBERT S. MUELLER, III DIRECTOR OFFICE OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS



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