419 scam: Washington Dc Police Headquarters & Investigation Department <deskofficiall@sify.com> Instructed to get you 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:

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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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. )
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
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.
- info.washingtonpoliceheadqq@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Washington Dc Police Headquarters & Investigation Department <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: info.washingtonpoliceheadqq@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:04:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Instructed to get you arrested.

WASHINGTON DC POLICE
HEADQUARTERS & INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
           Metropolitan Police Dept.
Government of the District of Columbia 300 Indiana Avenue NW 5th Floor
Washington,

   DC 20001



Telephone: +1
(206)-333-0963

Fax: +1
(206)-666-3991

Email: info.washingtonpoliceheadqq@gmail.com

Attention Please.

Well, I am Chief Cathy Lanier
From Washington Dc Police Headquarters & investigation department, We heard
that (Fbi Director) Robert Mueller & Mr. Peter Williams (Atm Payment
Department Financial Bank) have warned you so many times and you have decided to
ignore his e-mails, because you believe we have not been instructed to get you
arrested since then now we have instructed by (Fbi Director) Robert Mueller
& Mr. Peter Williams (Atm Payment Department Financial Bank to arrest you ,
we receive a report from the both officers, and this office has given you 2hours
to get the final fee of $44 for your delivery, send it to this office, so that we
can deliver your Atm card to your destination address. or you will be arrested
by our corresponding police office nearby, because both of them has summitte all
your informations, such as your home address/ Passport & direct telephone
numbers to our office & if you don't comply today we will start forwarding
all your details to our corresponding police office nearby.

Note: If
they refuse to send you the Atm card today, as soon as you send the require fee
of $44, Please update us then we will get both of them arrested (Mr. Peter
William & Mr. Robert Mueller ) & If you refuse to comply with our
office, we will get you arrested as soon as possible. Etc. Final Warning get
back to us with the full details informations & the payment details, so that
we can carry out this investigation this morning for your final
delivery.

(Fbi Director) Robert Mueller & Mr. Peter Williams (Atm
Payment Department Financial Bank) pleaded on your behalf so that this our
police agent could give you today been 24/10/2012, as a grace to send the
require fee and your full details, so that we can get this process done because
i learnt that (Mr. Peter William & Mr. Robert Mueller ) sent several e-mail
without getting a response with the payment details & your full 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 are advice to make the payment of $44
within 2hours time through western union money transfer or money gram with the
below details.

Receiver Name:_________Kelvin O. Omokwe
Receivers
Address:________C/44 Akapakpa
Centra
Country:________Benin
Republic
City:_________Cotonou
City
Code:_______00229
Question:_____What
for?
Answer:_____Allowance
Amount:____$44
MTCN
Number:_________

Send the payment details to me so that i can forward it
to (Mr. Peter William & 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________

N/B: Make sure
that you didn't hesitate making the payment down to the agent, so that they
could have the certificate endorsed, signed and stamped immediately without any
further delay. you have only 2hours to get back to us because we are not happy
with all this delay.

Waiting to hear from you soon.

Thanks,

Best Regards,

Chief Cathy Lanier, DC Metro Police

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