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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: "DESK OF DR.WILLIAMS DAVID KAKA C," <h112@globomail.com>
Reply-To: williams_1335@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:37:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: INTERNATIONAL INTERPOL POLICE FORCE


FROM INTERNPOL POLICE FORCE UNIT.
DESK OF DR.WILLIAMS 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 $68.00,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....... MR AUGUSTINE 
UCHENU
CITY.........COTONOU
COUNTRY.:BENIN REPUBLIC
QUESTION.:WHAT
COLOUR?
ANSWER.:GREEN
AMOUNT.............$68.00
MTCN....................

YOURS
FAITHFULLY
DESK OF DR.WILLIAMS 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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