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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: John Larry Kane <Mrs@celery.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: John Larry Kane <usadepartment_ofhomelandsecurity@lizhenhua.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 12:08:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: US. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,








US. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
MG JOHN M LARRY KANE, Adjutant General and Director State Military Department
Washington Military Dept, Bldg1 Camp Murry, Wash 98430-5000 USA
GOOD DAY TO YOU.


I HOPE THIS MAIL FINDS YOU IN SPIRIT AND IN GOOD GOOD HEALTH? BECAUSE I AM
QUITE AWARE OF THE PAST YEARS IN YOUR Losses NOW, IT MAY SURPRISE YOU THAT I
AM ALSO AWARE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOXES PURSUIT IN GHANA TOGO BENIN NIGERIA
SPAIN FRANCE CHINA AND KOREA MALAYSIA INDONESIA MG .my NAME IS JOHN LARRY M
KANE, SECRETARY OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF AMERICA, AM IN
CHARGE TO ALL FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS MONITORED IN EUROPE AFRICA AND ASIA.
I HAVE BEEN IN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE US NOW SINCE THE
GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, MONITORING THE VARIOUS TRANSACTIONS
GOING ON IN AFRICA, EUROPE AND ASIA, MOST ESPECIALLY Consignments CASES AND
BANK TRANSFER. I DO NOT Intend Spoil TO YOUR DAY OR TO PUT YOU UNDER Duress.


BUT YOU CAN NOT RECEIVE ANY Consignments BOXES OF YOUR PURSUIT, WITHOUT A
CLEARANCE FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. HOWEVER, UPON MY
ARRIVAL IN BENIN REPUBLIC AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH OUR barracks PRESIDENT
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 GOVERNMENT AND NIGERIA BENIN OVER THE RATE OF SCAM / fraudulent
ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY AND AFRICA.


WHEN I ARRIVE IN THE PARLIAMENT IN COTONOU BENIN, I FOUND YOUR CONSIGNMENT
BOX
CLEARANCE FILE Lying FOREIGN AFFAIR ON THE OFFICE DESK WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION
ON A THOROUGH Scrutiny I HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT Abandoned
DELIVERY BY YOUR AGENT. MEANWHILE, I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TRY
TO REACH YOU, BUT THEY HAVE NO WAY AND MADE SEVERAL attempts TO CONTACT YOUR
AGENT BUT TO NO AVAIL DELIVERY.
TO MY GREATEST SURPRISE, DURING MY RECENT ROUTINE RE-CHECKING, Personally I
DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT Stated CONTENT DECLARATION DOCUMENTS THAT
YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS PERSONAL EFFECTS MEANWHILE, IT CONTAINS UNITED
STATES DOLLAR BILLS WORTH OVER US $ 40 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE
FOR THE CONSIGNMENT TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU EARLIER BEFORE NOW.

BASED ON THIS PERSONAL DISCOVERY, I AM NOW YOU TO LET YOU KNOW Contacting THAT
WITH MY POSITION AND POWER AS SECRETARY OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, I CAN ASSIST YOU LEGALLY TO 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, VODAFONE AND NETWORK BENIN TIGO Airtime.

I ALSO RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE IN BENIN
REPUBLIC, ABOUT YOUR EMAILS, AND THAT YOU HAVE BEEN Dealing SENDING MONEY TO
PEOPLES IN SOUTH AFRICA GHANA TOGO BENIN BENIN AND NIGERIA, WHO CLAIMS TO BE
THE MONEY GRAM DIRECTOR. 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. WHO HAVE MONITORED ALL THIS WITH YOUR Dealings hoodlum.
YOU ARE HENCE FORT ADVICE TO STOP Dealings FURTHER WITH ALL THE ABOVE
MENTIONED PEOPLE, OUR INVESTIGATION COMPLETE UNTIL WE. BECAUSE YOUR Dealing
termed TRANSACTION WITH THEM AS IS ILLEGAL.


I WISH TO INFORM THAT WE HOMELAND SECURITY IS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ALL THE
ABOVE MENTIONED NAME, MOSTLY THOSE WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF WEST
AFRICAN DEBT MONEY GRAM AND MONEY GRAM AND PROPERTY RECOVERY BENIN. ALL THIS
PEOPLE ARE MENTIONED impostor, AND WE Intend apprehend SOON TO THEM.
I WANT YOU TO PLEASE STOP COMMUNICATING, AND WITH THEM UNTIL WE Dealing
OUR COMPLETE INVESTIGATION . I WISH TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT
CONCERNING YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT WAS THAT 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 CAPITAL HEADQUARTERS COTONOU BENIN, DUE TO
THE DELAY FOR YOU HAVE NOT 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 REPUBLIC WITH THIS FLY ME TO ALLOW YOUR
BOX TO WHICH YOU WITHOUT ANY CONSIGNMENT APPROVED DELAY THEY HAVE AGREED. THE
FEE YOU WILL PAY ONLY TO CONFIRM YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX RECEIVED IN YOUR
POSSESSION IS THE WEIGHT OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX FEE WHICH IS SUM OF $ 150.00
ONLY.


IN ORDER WORDS WITH ME NOW IS YOUR BOX 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 WITHOUT ANY AIRPORT Customs Inspecting WHAT I
CARRY ALONG.


AND AS SOON AS I ARRIVE IN YOUR STATE I WILL GIVE YOU A PHONE CALL FOR YOU TO
GIVE ME YOUR DIRECTION TO HOME ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN MEET FACE TO FACE AND
HAND OVER YOUR BOX TO YOU BACK TO THE STATES BEFORE PROCEEDING. SO I WANT YOU
TO RE-CONFIRM TO ME FOR PROPER UNDERSTANDING THE INFORMATION BELOW BY FILLING
THE HOMELAND SECURITY REGISTRATION FORM ATTACH OKAY.

ALSO TRY TO CONFIRM Bellow DETAILS
Full Name .... . .............
...............
Home Address
Direct Tel Number ................
Occupation .......................


I ARRIVE AS SOON AS I CALL YOU SHALL THEN ON YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER YOU MEET
IN
PERSON AND HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU BEFORE I RETURN BACK TO
WASHINGTON DC.


I HAVE TAKEN THIS ASSIGNMENT UPON MYSELF BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE
REALLY PAID SO MUCH ON THE COST OF DELIVERY, BUT NOTHING WAS RECEIVED BY YOU.
SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET EMAIL THIS NOW BECAUSE EVERY
THING HAS BEEN DONE OK. THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM OUR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY AND PICK UP
FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX, FOR TO YOU
. RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS Inherited WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY WAS AGAIN SINCE YOU
. UNABLE TO RECEIVE IT SINCE
THE FEE ONLY SEND VIA WESTERN UNION TRANSFER Remit

RECEIVER ................
COUNTRY: . ..... BENIN
CITY: ....... .COTONOU
AMOUNT: ....... $ 150.00
QUESTION: ..... .URGENT
ANSWER: ...... .TODAY
MTCN: . .........
.... Sender's NAME
SENDER'S ADDRESS ...
AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT
INFORMATION.ONCE
YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME FOR WITH THE MTCN CONFIRMATION AND FOR
IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE HANDLING OF YOUR FUND OVER TO YOU.ALSO YOU ARE TO
FORWARD TO US ANY MAIL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING FROM PEOPLE FOR PROPER
INVESTIGATION AND VERIFICATION DEAL WITH THEM BEFORE YOU OKAY.


I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME TO STAY HERE SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO urgently
RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE WITH THE PAYMENT, MY DEAR, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU AND YOUR BOX AND HAVE TO COMPLY SHALL BE DELIVER TO YOUR Designated
ADDRESS.BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (3 DAYS) YOU DID NOT MAKE THE PAYMENT THEN I
WILL DIVERT YOUR FUNDS TO US GOVERNMENT FUND OR BENIN GOVERNMENT TREASURY.
PLEASE TREAT THIS AS MATTER OF urgency.
SINCERELY YOURS,
JOHN M LARRY KANE
CONDUCT CODE (68947999)
Benin Cell Number +229 999 30 834
Tel Number (+1 408-478-6585 )

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