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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: =?UTF-8?B?Sm9obnNvbg==?= <amdess@speedy.com.ar>
Date:
Subject:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
MG TIMOTHY J. LOWENBRAU,A
DJ= UTANT GENERAL AND DIRECTOR STATE MILITARY DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON
MILITARY= DEPT.,
BLDG1 CAMP MURRY ,WASH 94081-013 USA

GOOD DAY TO YOU DEAR= ;

I HOPE THIS MAIL FINDS YOU IN GOOD SPIRIT AND IN GOOD HEALTH? BECA= USE
I AM QUITE AWARE OF YOUR LOSSES IN THE PAST YEARS NOW. IT MAY SURPRI= SE
YOU THAT I AM ALSO AWARE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOXES PURSUIT IN BENIN,<= br>GHANA, TOGO, NIGERIA, SPAIN, FRANCE, MALAYSIA, INDONESIA, CHINA AND
K= OREA . MY NAME IS MR.JEH JOHNSON ,THE SECRETARY OF U.S DEPARTMENT OF
HOM= ELAND SECURITY OF AMERICA, AM IN CHARGE TO MONITOR ALL FOREIGN
TRANSACTI= ONS IN AFRICA EUROPE AND ASIA.

I HAVE BEEN IN THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF = HOMELAND SECURITY NOW SINCE THE
GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, MO= NITORING THE VARIOUS
TRANSACTIONS GOING ON IN AFRICA, EUROPE AND ASIA, M= OST ESPECIALLY
CONSIGNMENTS CASES AND BANK TRANSFER. I DO NOT INTEND TO = SPOIL YOUR
DAY OR TO PUT YOU UNDER DURESS.

BUT YOU CAN NOT RECEIV= E ANY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENTS BOXES PURSUIT,
WITHOUT A CLEARANCE FROM THE U= .S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
HOWEVER, UPON MY ARRIVAL IN BENIN RE= PUBLIC AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS
WITH OUR PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA AND UN= ITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL
BAN KI-MOON, DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FR= OM OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES
FROM AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, OCEANIA, ANTARCTIC= A,SOUTH AMERICA AND THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RESPECTIVELY, AGAINST T= HE BENIN GOVERNMENT
AND NIGERIA OVER THE RATE OF SCAM/FRAUDULENT ACTIVIT= IES GOING ON IN
THIS COUNTRY AND AFRICA.

WHEN I ARRIVE IN THE BEN= IN PARLIAMENT IN COTONOU, I FOUND YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE FILE LY= ING ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIR OFFICE DESK
WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION OR A THOROUG= H SCRUTINY. I DISCOVERED THAT YOUR
CONSIGNMENT HAS BEEN ABANDONED BY YOU= R DELIVERY AGENT. MEANWHILE, I
WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TRI= ED TO REACH YOU, BUT NO WAY
AND THEY HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTA= CT 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 C= ONTAINS PERSONAL EFFECTS.
MEANWHILE, IT CONTAINS UNITED STATES DOLLAR BI= LLS WORTH US$6.8 MILLION
DOLLARS, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSI= GNMENT TO BE DELIVERED
TO YOU EARLIER BEFORE NOW.

BASED ON THIS P= ERSONAL 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 SECURI= TY, I CAN ASSIST YOU TO LEGALLY CLEAR
YOUR CONSIGNMENT FUND, BUT YOU MUS= T AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS. BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED OUR OFFICE = IN WASHINGTON DC FROM
BENIN, WHO HAS BEEN INTERCEPTING ALL YOUR TELEPHON= E CALLS, WITH THE
HELP OF MTN, TIGO, VODAFONE AND AIRTEL NETWORK BENIN.<= br>
I ALSO RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE I= N
BENIN REPUBLIC, ABOUT YOUR EMAILS, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING AND
S= ENDING MONEY TO PEOPLES IN BENIN, GHANA, SOUTH AFRICA, TOGO, BENIN
AND N= IGERIA , WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE WESTERN UNION DIRECTORS. YOU ARE
ALSO DEAL= ING WITH A BANK, AND OTHER NAMES WHICH I AM STILL WAITING TO
BE FORWARDE= D TO ME FROM OUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON DC. WE HAVE MONITORED
ALL YOUR DEA= LINGS WITH THIS HOODLUMS.

YOU ARE ADVICED TO HENCEFORT STOP FURTHER = DEALINGS WITH ALL THE ABOVE
MENTIONED PEOPLE, UNTIL WE COMPLETE OUR INVE= STIGATION. BECAUSE YOUR
DEALING WITH THEM IS TERMED AS ILLEGAL TRANSACTI= ON.

I WISH TO INFORM THAT WE THE HOMELAND SECURITY IS ON LOOK OUT FO= R ALL
THE ABOVE MENTIONED NAMES, MOSTLY THOSE WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE DIREC= TOR
OF WEST AFRICAN DEBT WESTERN UNION AND MONEY GRAM AND PROPERTY
RE= COVERY BENIN. ALL THIS MENTIONED PEOPLE ARE IMPOSTOR, AND WE INTEND
TO A= PPREHEND THEM SOON.

I WANT YOU TO PLEASE STOP COMMUNICATING, AND DEA= LING WITH THEM UNTIL
WE COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATION. I WISH TO NOTIFY YOU= ABOUT THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT THAT WA= S HANDLE OVER TO
ME AFTER THE MEETING HELD BETWEEN ME AND SOME OF THE TO= P PARLIAMENT
MEMBERS OF BENIN AND THE FOREIGN AFFAIR MINISTER IN THE BEN= IN CAPITAL
HEADQUARTERS COTONOU, DUE TO THE DELAY FOR YOU NOT TO HAVE RE= CEIVED
YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX FOR LONG TIME NOW.

ACCORDINGLY, WE HA= VE WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE
FEES AND AUTHORIZED TH= E GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC TO ALLOW ME FLY
WITH THIS YOUR APPROVED C= ONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY WHICH
THEY HAVE AGREED. THE ONLY= FEE YOU WILL PAY TO CONFIRM YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOX RECEIVED IN YOUR POSSE= SSION IS THE WEIGHT FEE OF YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOX WHICH IS SUM OF $125.00 = ONLY.

IN ORDER WORDS YOUR BOX IS WITH ME NOW AND I SHALL BE COMING T= O YOUR
COUNTRY AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU AND I WILL BE COMING ALONG WIT= H
YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT,BUT REMEMBER THAT AS THE SECRETARY OF THE
D= EPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I AM A US
GOVER= NMENT SECURITY AGENT AND I HAVE THE POWER TO GO THROUGH ANY
AIRPORT CUST= OMS WITHOUT INSPECTING WHAT I CARRY ALONG.

AND AS SOON AS I ARRIVE I= N YOUR STATE I WILL GIVE YOU A PHONE CALL FOR
YOU TO GIVE ME DIRECTION T= O 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-CON= FIRM TO ME THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR
PROPER UNDERSTANDING BY FILLING THE= 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 P= ERSON AND HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU BEFORE I
RETURN BACK TO = WASHINGTON DC.

I HAVE TAKEN THIS ASSIGNMENT UPON MYSELF BECAUSE I UN= DERSTAND THAT YOU
HAVE REALLY TRIED SO MUCH ON YOUR OWN FOR FUNDS DELIVE= RY, BUT NOTHING
WAS RECEIVED BY YOU. SO BE ADVICED TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIA= TELY YOU GET
THIS EMAIL NOW BECAUSE EVERY THING HAS BEEN DONE OK. SO ONC= E YOU SEND
THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK UP AN= D FOR
IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX, FOR YOU = TO
RECEIVE YOUR INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY AGAIN . SINCE<= br>YOU WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE IT SINCE. SEND THE FEE VIA WESTERN UNION
M= ONEY TRANSFER OR MONEY GRAM.

RECEIVER=E2=80=99S NAME:...............= ..................MOX OGUWA
COUNTRY:....................................= .....BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:............................................COT= ONOU
AMOUNT:..........................................$125.00
QUESTIO= N:........................................URGENT
ANSWER:................= ..........................TODAY
MTCN:...................................= .........



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 HAV= E BEEN
RECEIVING FROM PEOPLE FOR PROPER VERIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION B= EFORE
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 P= AYMENT., MY DEAR, THIS IS
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU  TO COMPLY AND YO= UR BOX SHALL BE DELIVERED TO
YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS, BUT REMEMBER THAT = AFTER (3 DAYS) YOU DID NOT
MAKE THE PAYMENT THEN I WILL DIVERT YOUR FUND= S TO US GOVERNMENT FUND
OR BENIN GOVERNMENT TREASURY. PLEASE TREAT THIS = AS MATTER OF URGENCY.

YOURS SINCERELY ,
MR.JEH JOHNSON
SECRETA= RY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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