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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JEH C.JOHNSON" <ugoking08@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MR. JEH C.JOHNSON" <hon.charlesflanagantd@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2015 01:02:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,


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 MAIL FINDS YOU IN GOOD SPIRIT AND IN GOOD HEALTH? BECAUSE 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 GHANA
TOGO NIGERIA
SPAIN FRANCE MALAYSIA INDONESIA CHINA AND KOREA .MY NAME IS MR. JEH C.
JOHNSON,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 AND ASIA, MOST ESPECIALLY CONSIGNMENTS CASES AND BANK TRANSFER. I
DO NOT INTEND TO SPOIL YOUR DAY OR TO PUT YOU UNDER DURESS.

BUT
YOU CANNOT 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.
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 SCRUTINY I DISCOVERED THAT YOUR
CONSIGNMENT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY YOUR DELIVERY AGENT.
MEANWHILE, I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TRY TO REACH 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 DOCUMENTS STATED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS
PERSONAL EFFECTS MEANWHILE, IT CONTAINS UNITED STATES DOLLAR BILLS WORTH
OVER US$10.5MILLION 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, 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, TIGO VODAFONE AND
AIR-TEL NETWORK BENIN.

I ALSO RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR
HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE IN BENIN REPUBLIC, ABOUT YOUR EMAILS, THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN DEALING AND SENDING MONEY TO PEOPLES IN BENIN GHANA SOUTH
AFRICA TOGO BENIN AND NIGERIA, WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE WESTERN UNION
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 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 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 REPUBLIC TO ALLOW ME 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
$45.00 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 WITHOUT 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 DIRECTION TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN MEET FACE TO
FACE AND HAND OVER YOUR BOX TO YOU BEFORE PROCEEDING BACK TO THE STATES.
SO I WANT YOU TO RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR PROPER
UNDERSTANDING BY FILLING THE ATTACH HOMELAND SECURITY REGISTRATION FORM
OKAY.

BENEFICIARY NAME:...
ADDRESS:.....
TEL PHONE:...
OCCUPATION:..
COUNTRY:..
SEX:....

AS
SOON AS I ARRIVE I SHALL CALL YOU ON YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER THEN MEET
YOU 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 THIS EMAIL 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 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 OR MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.

RECEIVER’S NAME:....Damion Nedv
COUNTRY:...........BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:.............COTONOU
AMOUNT:..........$45.00
QUESTION:........IN GOD
ANSWER:..........WE TRUST
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
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 WITH THE PAYMENT , 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 (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,
MR. JEH C.JOHNSON
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,

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