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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: MR EMMANUE OZOR <emmanuel_ozor@minister.com>
Reply-To: MR EMMANUE OZOR <douglas_onochie_onuorah@accountant.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 14:32:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE TREAT THIS AS MATTER OF URGENCY.


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.

I TRIED CALLING YOUR PHONE
ATTENTION: CONSIGNMENT BOX OWNER(BENEFICIARY) ,



GOOD DAY TO YOU?

I HOPE THIS MAIL FINDS YOU IN GOOD SPIRIT AND IN GOOD HEALTH?

I AM QUITE AWARE OF YOUR LOSSES IN THE PAST YEARS NOW, IT MAY SURPRISE YOU THAT I AM

ALSO AWARE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOXES PURSUIT IN BENIN, TOGO, NIGERIA ,SPAIN ,FRANCE

,MALAYSIA, INDONESIA, CHINA AND KOREA .MY NAME IS JANET NAPOLITANO,THE SECRETARY OF U.S

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF AMERICA , AM IN CHARGE TO MONITORED ALL FOREIGN

TRANSACTIONS IN AFRICA EUROPE AND ASIA.

I HAVE BEEN IN THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NOW SINCE THE GOVERNMENT OF

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, MONITORING THE VARIOUS TRANSACTIONS GOING ON IN AFRICA EUROPE

ASIA MOST ESPECIALLY CONSIGNMENTS 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 PURSUIT, WITHOUT A CLEARANCE FROM

THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.HOWEVER, UPON MY ARRIVAL IN BENIN REPUBLIC AFTER

SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH OUR PRESIDENT BARRACKS 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, AGAINST THE BENIN GOVERNMENT AND NIGERIA OVER THE RATE OF SCAM/FRAUDULENT

ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY AND AFRICA .

SO WHEN I ARRIVE IN THE BENIN PARLIAMENT IN COTONOU, I FOUND YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX

CLEARANCE FILE LYING ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIR OFFICE DESK WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION.ON A

THOROUGH SECRUTINY I DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY YOUR

DELIVERY AGENT. MEANWHILE, I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TRY TO REACH 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 DOCUMENTS STATED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT

CONTAINS PERSONAL EFFECTS MEANWHILE, IT CONTAINS UNITED STATES DOLLAR BILLS WORTH OVER

US$25,5 MILLION 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 , I CAN ASSIST YOU TO LEGALLY CLEAR YOUR CONSIGNMENT FUND, BUT YOU

MUST AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS . BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED OUR OFFICE IN

WASHINGTON,DC FROM BENIN , WHO HAS BEEN INTERCEPTING ALL YOUR TELEPHONE CALLS, WITH THE

HELP OF MTN, GLO,AND MOOV NETWORK BENIN.

I ALSO RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR HOME LAND SECURITY OFFICE IN UNITED STATES,

ABOUT YOUR EMAILS, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING AND SENDING MONEY TO PEOPLES IN U.S, SOUTH

,BENIN AND NIGERIA , WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR. YOU ARE ALSO DEALING

WITH A YOUNG REFUGEE, AND OTHER NAMES WHICH I AM STILL WAITING TO BE FORWARDED TO ME

FROM OUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON,DC. WHO HAVE MONITORED ALL YOUR DEALINGS WITH THIS

HOODLUM.

YOU ARE ADVICE TO 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 NAME, MOSTLY THOSE WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF WEST AFRICAN DEBT WESTERN

UNION AND MONEY GRAM AND PROPERTY RECOVERY BENIN. ALL THIS MENTIONED PEOPLE ARE

IMPOSTOR, 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 BOX OF CONSIGNMENT THAT WAS HANDLE OVER TO ME AFTER

THE MEETING HELD BETWEEN ME AND SOME OF THE TOP PARLIAMENT MEMBERS OF BENIN AND THE

FOREIGN AFFAIR MINSTER IN THE BENIN CAPITAL HEADQUARTERS COTONOU, DUE TO THE DELAY FOR

YOU NOT HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX FOR LONG TIME NOW.

ACCORDINGLY, WE HAVE WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE FEES AND AUTHORIZED

THE GOVERNMENT OF BENIN TO ALLOW ME TO FLY WITH THIS YOUR APPROVED CONSIGNMENT BOX 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 WEIGHT FEE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX

WHICH IS SUM OF $2,970 ONLY.

IN ORDER WORDS YOUR BOX IS WITH ME NOW AND I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY AS SOON AS

I HEAR FROM YOU AND I WILL BE COMING ALONG WITH YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT,BUT REMEMBER

THAT AS

THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , I AM A

US GOVERNMENT SECURITY AGENT AND I HAVE THE POWER TO GO THROUGH ANY AIRPORT CUSTOMS

OKAY.


AND AS SOON AS I ARRIVE IN YOUR CITY I WILL GIVE YOU A PHONE CALL,SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE

THE DIRECTION TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS AT
IN ORDER FOR ME TO MEET YOU FACE TO FACE AND HANDLE OVER YOUR BOX TO YOU BEFORE

PROCEEDING BACK TO MY CITY .SO I WANT YOU TO RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE BELOW INFORMATION'S

FOR PROPER UNDERSTANDING BY FILLING ATTACH HOMELAND SECURITY REGISTRATION FORM OKAY.
BENEFICIARY NAME. . . . . . . . . .
ADDRESS. . . . . . . . . . . . .
TEL PHONE. . . . . . . . . . . .
OCCUPATION. . . . . . . . . . . .
COUNTRY. . . . . . . . . . .
SEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MONTHLY INCOME......

PRESENTLY NOW, I AM IN HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HONG KONG , WHERE I CAME TO MAKE

OTHER DELIVERIES TO BENEFICIARY HERE IN HONG KONG . AS I SPEAK TO YOU NOW, I HAVE MADE

ALL DELIVERIES WHICH I CAME FOR HERE IN HONG KONG.
HERE ON MY LIST YOUR DELIVERY IS THE LAST ONE TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY ,AS

SOON AS I ARRIVE I SHALL CALL YOU ON YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS WHICH I HAVE WITH ME THEN

MEET YOU IN PERSON AND HANDLE OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU BEFORE I RETURN BACK TO

MY COUNTRY USA.
I HAVE TAKEN THIS ASSIGNMENT UPON MYSELF BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE REALLY PAID

SO MUCH ON COST OF DELIVERY, BUT NOTHING WAS RECEIVED BY YOU.I MUST SAY THAT YOU ARE A

VERY LUCKY PERSON I MYSELF WILL BE COMING TO DELIVER THIS BOX TO YOU AT YOUR DOORSTEP

AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE IN THIS WORLD CAN DO ABOUT IT.

SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS EMAIL NOW BECAUSE EVERY THING HAS

BEEN DONE OK.AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONCE AGAIN NOTE: THAT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE

NIGERIAN / BENIN AFRICAN SCAMS THAT ALL THEY ARE AFTER IS TO RIPE YOU OFF YOUR MONEY AND

AT THE END YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS, BUT NOTE THAT THIS IS NO SCAM AND IS

DIRECTLY FROM OUR PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA.

ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK UP AND FOR

IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX,FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR

INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY AGAIN . SINCE YOU WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE IT

SINCE .
SEND THE FEE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

RECEIVER’S NAME: ROBISON INNOCENT
ADDRESS: COTONOU, BENIN
TEXT QUESTION: HOW MUCH ANSWER: $2,970
AMOUNT: $2,970 USD
AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.ONCE YOU SEND

THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR CONFIRMATION AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON

THE HANDLING OVER OF YOUR FUND TO YOU.ALSO YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO US ANY MAIL 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 WOULD LIKE YOU TO URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS

MESSAGE FOR MORE DIRECTIVES. FOR ORAL DISCUSSION,YOU CAN AS WELL REACH ME ON THE MAY

TIME WITH MY DIRECT HONG KONG GOVERNMENTAL GIVEN LINE AS FOLLOW +852580802701 OKAY.

IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT FOR NOT RECEIVING YOUR BOX BESIDES,

MY DEAR, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND HAVE TO COMPLY AND YOUR BOX SHALL BE

DELIVER TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS.BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (2 DAYS) YOU DID NOT MAKE THE

PAYMENT THEN I WILL DIVERT YOUR FUNDS TO US GOVERNMENT FUND OR BENIN GOVERNMENT

TREASURY, TO AVOID PROBLEM OR WE WILL CANCEL YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX DELIVERY TO YOU.



PLEASE TREAT THIS AS MATTER OF URGENCY.

SINCERELY YOURS,
JANET NAPOLITANO
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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