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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: "Keith B. Bolcar"
Reply-To: <offichomelnd@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 15:14:07 -0800
Subject: OFFICE OF HOME LAND SECURITY...


OFFICE OF HOME LAND SECURITY
Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S.
Department of Homeland Security,
Street S.W. Suite 322.Atlanta Georgia 30303
2160 Park-lake Drive Northeast, Atlanta - 1694 Phoenix Parkway,
Atlanta UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Atlanta Area. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority ( MARTA)
The MOTTO of ICE is "INTEGRITY, COURAGE, and EXCELLENCE"
Email:( offichomelnd@gmail.com )
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UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET.
GOOD DAY,
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER FOR FINAL FUND RELEASE.
We received your email and you must take note that this is for real becaus=
e we are ready to take you to any length if you failed to proof the legitim=
ate of the fund you are about to receive. As a Federal Commission we are he=
re to protect your interest and the interest of all the United State citize=
ns as well as this great Nation. You have been investigated as the benefic=
iary of the said funds that is why you are in touch with the FBI for a soli=
d proof before the funds will be release to you.
The said funds is now in U.S Bank in your name which has been placed on ho=
ld under the custody of the FBI for further verification and proof before r=
eleasing the fund to you, we further held a meeting with the United nation =
in person of the President Goodluck Jonathan, where they finally concluded =
that they every of our American citizen should stop every upfront payment =
because your so called partner will keep asking more money after money, and=
fund will not be released to you.
They finally concluded that every American citizen must posses a Vital Cla=
ssified Document called Diplomatic Immunity Seal of Transfer that overrule =
every upfront payment fee and certificates,You do not have this document in=
your files, if you did the fund would not have been put on-hold. We did no=
t believe this at first, but when we saw the transfer we had no option than=
to contact you.
We have gone through your Identification record and also the information =
received from you, we have verified a lot of things about you. It has come =
to the attention of our Money Trafficking investigation department, that yo=
u have some funds valued at U.S in USA dollars to your name, The said payme=
nt is awaiting adjudication and crediting to you, this funds are from Inher=
itance 'willed ' from C.B.N Bank Nigeria precisely.
With full concern of The F.B.I and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wish=
to remind you of the consequences of remitting such huge sums of money wit=
hout complying fully with the provisions of the Financial and Allied Matter=
s Decree 5 as amended in sub-section C (6) of 2010, which stipulates that a=
ny monitory transaction been done in the United States Of America,must have=
proper records, which duly guarantees and covers the transaction
as legitimate and legally acquired and not criminally or terrorist associat=
ed funds. This is due to ongoing terrorist activities/economic crimes on a=
nd against the United States of America citizens.
Note that with the information's we have here, the fund in your name here =
was release from Federal Republic Of Nigeria. To this regard you are to co=
ntact the EFCC Nigeria where the fund was release from so that they will is=
sue you the required document because they are the only people that can iss=
ue you the document. Nobody else have the right or privilege to issue you t=
his document unless the EFCC Nigeria.
You are under an observational /Investigation in connection with money lau=
ndering. If your funds comes from a legitimate and legal source, the proper=
guidelines for you to recover the right of transaction is for you to provi=
de the official monitory transaction release document so that your funds w=
ill be legally processed and recorded and accounted for and then finally re=
leased to you.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONEY LAUNDERING DEPA=
RTMENT) IS HERE to wipe out terrorism, and will stop at no length in doing =
our duty for the American people.
You have 92 hours to produce legal proof of the below frozen wired transac=
tion number code: AZQV9007 owned by you. Note that you do not have any ri=
ghts to receive these funds if the documented legal wire information is not=
completed.
For your own good and benefit, you are advice not to send your money to an=
ybody except the below person that will get the document for you. It has co=
me to our notice that you have been dealing with some set of Impostors reg=
arding the present transaction in your name, with the power imposed on us a=
s a high Federal Commission, you are hereby warn and instruction to termina=
te your involvement with any people or individual contacting you
regarding this present transaction.
The said funds is now in our custody in your name as the beneficiary, your=
dealings should be channel to this office alone, if we find out you are st=
ill communicating with Impostor's you will be charge for advance fraud comm=
unication by the Federal Law.
The very heart of FBI operations lies in our investigations which serve as=
our mission states, to protect and defend the United States against terror=
ist and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the criminal laws of th=
e United States,So follow our instructions properly to avoid any action bef=
ore you. pay any fee to them, they will ask for more We currently have juri=
sdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal law.
So you can see that we can track you down through Investigative programs.W=
e have your address and the evidence and status of your wired funds, so we =
can arrest you anytime anywhere, so contact them with required fee mtcn in =
receipt of this message, because the document is very mandatory.
You don't have the required document on your possession, these document ar=
e only to be issue to you from the paying country NIGERIA, to this regards =
you are advice to contact the EFCC NIGERIA to obtain the document from them=
to enable the immediate release of the funds in your name without entertai=
ning any interrogation and avoid any further delay .
We have done our verification on your FBI Identification Record with our S=
ocial Security Number, the only document left is the required Diplomatic Im=
munity Seal of Transfer (DIST) Which should be issue to you from the paying=
country of the said funds, you are to contact the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL C=
RIME COMMISSION (EFCC) Nigeria to obtain the above required document, find =
below their contact information's:
Contact Person: Mr IBRAHIM LAMORDE
Email: ( infoefcc2015@gmail.com )
Tel: ( +234-8030-659-528 )
Furthermore, be advice that according to the United State Law together wit=
h the FBI rules and regulations, you are to obtain the document from the EF=
CC NIGERIA where the fund was transfer from. Also Note that you are
to take care of the Document to be issued to you right away, because due to=
the content of the document and how important and secured the document is,=
You are advised to take care of the document by requesting for the
payment information and sending to the EFCC NIGERIA the sum of $250 Dollars=
only for the issuing of the document
right away and your fund will be release to you, That is the only way the =
EFCC NIGERIA will issue you the document, because they are going to issue y=
ou the Authentic and Original copy of the document for the release of
your fund.
You are here by advice to Contact them through the email address above to =
acquire from them on how you are going to send the fee to them. Note that y=
ou are to do this immediately if you really want your fund to be credited
to your personal account and also if you don't want any action to befall be=
fore you. We have already informed the EFCC NIGERIA about the present situ=
ation, so go ahead and contact them immediately.
Your fund is now on our custody and will not be release to you unless the =
required document is confirmed, After that the fund will be release to you =
immediately without any delay.
NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most com=
plete and up-to date records possible for no criminal justice purposes.
WARNING: Failure to produce the above requirement in the next 96 hours,leg=
al action will be taken immediately by proper authority and may be disastro=
us to anyone who fail to have the said document,while transfer,justificatio=
n and if found guilty, you will be jailed. As terrorism, drug trafficking a=
nd money laundering is a serious problem in our community today. The F.B.I =
will not stop at any length in tracking down and prosecuting any criminal w=
ho indulge in this criminal act.
CC: Canadian Police Association
CC: GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (GID)
CC: Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)
CC: Egmont Group
CC: FEDERAL BURUEA OF INVESTIGATION (FBI USA)
CC: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
CC: Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
CC: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CC: International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
CC: International Banking Security Association (IBSA)
CC: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
CC: Institute de Formation Interbancaire (INSIG)
CC: World Customs Organization (WCO)
CC: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
CC: Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors (OGBS)
CC: WORLD CENTRAL BANK (SW)
CC: NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF)
CC: NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE (UK)
CC: ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN IT A=
FTER WHICH YOU MUST HAVE EFFECTED THE PAYMENT SUM OF $250 TO THE BELOW I=
NFORMATION WHILE YOU PROVIDE THE MTCN TO MR IBRAHIM LAMORDE WITH THE
ABOVE EFCC EMAIL OFFICE ADDRESS FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE (DIST) DOCUMENT TO BE A=
VAILABLE.
Receiver's Name:SUNDAY EZE
Sender's Name and Address. Nigeria
Text Question? IN GOD
Text Answer:WE TRUST
Amount:$250 USD.
Destination:Lagos-Nigeria.
N:B:YOU NEED NOT TO CONTACT HER AT ALL IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD THE FEE, THEN =
YOU WILL FALL TO THE CATEGORIES OF THOSE THAT THERE FUND WILL BE RETURN BAC=
K TO THE CBN TREASURY OFFICE IN NIGERIA WHERE THE CONTRACT IS BEEN
EXECUTED.
Only re-confirm to her the following information below when you are effect=
ing the payment of $250 while you follow instructions by using the above pa=
yment information given to you and Get back to this office as soon as you h=
ave done that for clarification, failure to adhere strictly with this instr=
uction will definitely lead to lost because as a result of payment cancella=
tion.
1.BENEFICIARY NAME AND ADDRESS.
2.BENEFICIARY TELEPHONE NUMBER.
3.BENEFICIARY AGE/OCCUPATION.
4.BENEFICIARY MARITAL STATUS
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The above information will be acknowledge by the serious ones effecting the=
payment above mentioned fee being payment for the issuance of the said doc=
uments keeping your fund on-hold here in the United State,then We will
not hesitate to do the needful as soon as we confirm your payment for the i=
ssuance of the (DIST) document and Your on-hold fund will be released immed=
iately here in the United State.
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Best Regards.
Keith B. Bolcar
Email:( offichomelnd@gmail.com )
Deputy Secretary. (Homeland Security.)
United States Department of Homeland Security.
HARTS FIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA CBP DEPT. HOMELAND SECURITY
Tel#:206-882-0974
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