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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: Washington Dc Police Headquarters <info.washingtonpoliceheadqq@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:13:46 +0100
Subject: Guarantees for your ATM CARD///$44 TO Orji Chukwu BY Money Gram Only////

*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@yandex.com<https://mail.yandex.com/re.jsx?h
W7mb_ty27ec2DAWjsEKi0Q&l
R0cDovL2dtYWlsLmNvbS8>
*




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 18/07/2013, 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 money gram only with the below details.

Receiver Name:_________Orji Chukwu
Receivers Address:________C/44 Akapakpa Centra
Country:________Benin Republic
City:_________Cotonou
City Code:_______00229
Question:____Savior?
Answer:_____Jesus
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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