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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 JEH CHARLES JOHNSON <customborderprotection342@gmail.com>
Reply-To: MR JEH CHARLES JOHNSON <homelandsecuritydepartmentoffice@barid.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:49:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM: USA SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


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

Text jeh SMS only (202) 524-2040 

This is Mr.Jeh Charles Johnson US Secretary of homeland security department.we know that you have not received Your fund from Africa! we have finally cash your $4.5million abandoned long-lost cheque confirming to be your won compensation funds,we cash the monies and we decided to boxed the money for avoiding expiry of the cheque because it has stayed long in our custody searching for your contact to reach you, After our investigation that we discovered that the money is not an illegal payment. so kindly reconfirm your full address.

your full name=================
your full address================
your country===========
your copy of id===============
your telephone number=========
your nearest airport=============
your occupation============
your Age=========.
and your current email============ 

so that your box money will deliver to you as soon as possible, You can call MR. David Brown at :+229 98714951 the director of overseas payment of the presidency office who is in charge to give instruction approval to releasing the boxed-money consignment to me for on-wards delivering it to you immediately.

SINCERELY YOURS,
Jeh Charles Johnson
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

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