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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: REX JOHNSON <mrsmithcarlson22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: office.officefile1@aol.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 04:47:17 -0700
Subject: CURRENT SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY USA


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,MG Timothy J. Lowenberg, Adjutant
General and Director State Military Department Washington Military Dept.,
Bldg1 Camp Murry, Wash 98430-5000 USA.


Good Day To You: ,

I hope this email finds you in good spirit and in good health? because i am
quite aware of your losses in the past years now through this security
office intelligent track devices, it may surprise you that i am also aware
of your Consignment Boxes Pursuit In Benin, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Spain,
France, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Korea and etc .My name Is Supp. Tony
Jeh Johnson,the Current secretary of U.S Department Of Homeland Security ,
i am in charge to monitor all Foreign Transactions In Africa Europe And
Asia and this kept me in constantly traveling round the world.

I have been in The U.S Department Of Homeland Security Secret Service now
since The Government of President Barack Obama, monitoring the various
transactions going on in Africa, Europe And Asia, most especially
Consignments Cases, A.T.M Card Cases And Bank Transfer. I do not intend to
spoil your day or to put you under duress.

But you can not receive any of your Consignments Boxes, A.T.M Card And
Bank Transfer pursuit, without a Clearance from this U.S Department Of
Homeland Security. However, upon my arrival in Benin Republic after series
of meetings with our President Barack Obama and United Nations Secretary
General Ban Ki-Moon, due to numerous complains from other Security Agencies
from Africa Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica,South America And The United
States Of America Respectively, and against the Benin Government and
Nigeria over the rate of Scam/Fraudulent Activities going on in these
Africa Countries and around the World.

When i arrive in the Benin Parliament in Cotonou and going through all
cases of unpaid funds, i found your Consignment Box Clearance File lying on
the Foreign Affair Office Desk without any attention and on a thorough
scrutiny, i discovered that your Consignment have been abandoned by your
delivery agent. Meanwhile, i was made to understand that the Foreign Affair
Office have tried to reach to you, but no way and they have made several
attempts to contact your delivery agent but to no avail.

To my greatest surprise, during my recent routine Re-Checking, i personally
discovered that your Consignment Content Declaration Document
(C.C.D.D)stated that your Consignment Contains Personal Effects meanwhile,
it contains United States Dollar Cash Us$40 Million Dollars, (Forty
Million United States Dollars) which made it impossible for the Consignment
to be delivered to you earlier before now.

Based on this personal discovery, i am contacting you now to let you know
that with my position and power as the secretary of U.S Department Of
Homeland Security and now i am presently here in Benin Republic to handle
this matter of all unpaid foreign payment to their respective owners like
you, i can assist you to legally clear your Consignment Funds and
personally make the shipment to you on my traveling back, but you must
agree with the following conditions. Because i have called our office in
Washington,Dc from here in Benin, who has been intercepting all your E-Mail
Communications, telephone Text/Sms messages & all telephone Calls, with the
help of Mtn, Tigo Vodafone And Airtel Network Benin.

I also received some information from our Homeland Security Office
representing here in Benin Republic, they have confirmed about your emails,
& other communications that you have been dealing and sending Money to
people in Benin, Ghana, South Africa, Togo, Nigeria , UK & etc who claims
to be the Western Union Directors and representative of other unofficial
offices. You are also dealing with a Bank, and other names which i am still
waiting to be forwarded to me from Our Office In Washington,Dc. My office
authority have monitored all your dealings with those Hoodlums.

You are advice to from hence fort stop further dealings with all the above
mentioned people, until we complete our investigation. Because your dealing
with them is termed as illegal transaction. I wish to inform you that we
the Homeland Security is on look out for all the above mentioned names,
mostly those who claims to be the director of West African Debt settlement,
Western Union And Money Gram And A.T.M Card offices and including the
property recovery Benin. All these mentioned people are imposters, and we
intend to apprehend them soon.

I want you to please stop communicating, and dealing with them until we
complete our investigation. I wish to notify you about the latest
development concerning your Consignment Box content of your total USD$40
Million that was already handed over to me today. Your Consignment Box
content of your total USD$40 Million was assigned to me today after the
meeting held between me and some of the top Parliament members of Benin and
the Foreign Affair Minister in the Benin Capital Commecial Headquarters
Cotonou, due to the delay by you as nobody has heared from you to receive
your Consignment Box For Long time now.

Accordingly, we have waived away all your Consignment Box "Clearance Fees"
and authorized the Government of Benin Republic to allow me fly with this
your approved Consignment Box to make the delivery to you without any delay
which they have agreed. The only Fee you will Pay to confirm Your
Consignment Box received in your possession is the "Air Flight Weight Fee"
of your Consignment Box which is the sum of USD$109.00 only.

In order words your Briefcase is with me now and i shall be coming to your
country to make the delivery to you as soon as you sent me your below
shipping details/Address where you will want your consignment be deliver to
you.


Hence i hear from you also with the MTCN Numbers for the fee payment of
the Air Flight Weight Fee of your Consignment Box which is the sum of
USD$109.00 only, then, i will be coming along with your Consignment
Briefcase Box content of your USD$40Million, but remember that as the
secretary of The Department Of Homeland Security United States Of America,
I am a Us Government Secret Security Agent and i have the power to go
through any Airport Customs and security Agents without personal inspection
or inspecting what I carry along.

And as soon as i arrive in your state, I will give you a telephone call and
instantly send an email to you from my official Ipad Hand Computer which is
always with me while traveling around the world so that you will give me a
direction on how we can meet Face to Face and I will physically hand over
your Consignment Box to you before proceeding back to my official duty Post
in the States.

As soon as i arrive, i shall call you on your Telephone Number following an
email to you then when you immediately respond, I will Meet you in person,
hand over your Consignment Box to you and all these will end once and for
all now.

I have taken this assignment upon myself because i understand that you have
really paid so much on the cost of these Delivery which i want to stop
now, because, nothing was received by you. So be advised to contact me
hence immediately you get this email now because, every thing has been done
ok.

Once you send the money, try to immediately notify me with the Mtcn for
easy pick up and for the immediate action on the delivery of your
Consignment Box, for you to receive your Funds without any further delay
Again. Since you was unable to receive it since.

Send the fee of USD$109.00 via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer
using the below stated receivers name and information.

Please make sure you copy this information well to avoid mistake okay


Receiver’s Name's

First Name: OMASI
Middle name: MANI
Country:. . . . . Benin
City:. . . . . . . Cotonou
Amount:. . . . . . USD$109.00
Question:. . . . . Update
Answer:. . . . . . .Today
Mtcn:. . . . . . . . . .
Sender's Name . . . .
Sender's Address. . .

As soon as you send the fee, make sure that you send me the MTCN numbers,
senders name and other payment information. Once you send the Money, Try to
immediately notify me with the Mtcn for confirmation and for the immediate
action on the shipping of your Consignment and its Handing over to you.
Also you are to forward to us any email that you have been receiving from
people for proper verification and investigation before you deal with them
okay.

I have a very limited time to stay here so i Will like you to urgently
respond to this email message with the fee payment MTCN Numbers ok , my
dear, this is the opportunity for you and you have to urgently comply so
that your Box shall be deliver to you at your designated address. But
remember that after (Some Days) you did not make the Payment, then I Will
have not other option than to regard your funds as unclaimed and divert it
to Us Government Reserve Fund or to Benin Government Treasury. Please treat
this as a matter of urgency.

Sincerely Yours,
SUPP. INTELLIGENCY GENERAL, REX JOHNSON
CURRENT SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY USA

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