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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: "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY" <"DHS."@road.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR: John F. Kelly" <us_specialagent@mail2usa.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 06:45:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOXES OF $10.5MILLION HAS BE RELEASED AND
APPROVED!!

US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
MG Timothy J. Lowe berg, Adjutant General and Director
State Military Department Washington Military Dept., Bldg1 Camp Murry, Wash
us_specialagent@mail2usa.com


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. John F.
Kelly, 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 OUR FORMAL 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 CAN NOT 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 board 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 TO KNOW WHAT THE HOPE WAS, 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$10.500.000, MILLION 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 AIRTEL 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 IN RATE SCAM COUNTRIES, WHO CLAIMS TO BE AGENT IN CHARGE OF YOUR
FUND. 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 THE ENTIRE
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" Mr. Aurélien Agbénonci" 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 AND KEEPING FEE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX WHICH
CALCULATED TO BE SUM OF US $315.00 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 WITH THE TRANSFER SLIP AND I WILL BE COMING ALONG
WITH YOUR BOX, 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:
AGE:
COPY OF ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 PROCESSING, 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 Mr. Donald Trump. ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY SEND THE MTCN TO ME FOR
IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX. THE FEE SHOULD BE
SEND VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR MONEY GRAM FOR URGENT PICK UP" WITH
INFORMATION BELOW:

Receiver name: Debra Rehm
City: Louisville, Kentucky 40213
Country: USA
Question: Love
Answer: Lead
AMOUNT: $315.00
QUESTION: WHEN
ANSWER: URGENT

INFO TO SEND TO US ONCE THE PAYMENT IS READY FOR PICK UP;
MTCN:
SENDER'S NAME:
SENDER'S ADDRESS:
SENDER'S PHONE NO. . .. . . .. . .

AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT SLIP. 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 AS
YOU'RE BEING WATCHING BY THE STATES FBI AND OTHER SECURITIES AGENCIES IN
YOUR CITY.

I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME TO STAY HERE SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO URGENTLY
RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE WITH THE TRANSFER SLIP, 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 (2DAYS) YOU DID NOT MAKE THE PAYMENT THEN I WILL
DIVERT YOUR FUNDS TO US GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT OR BENIN GOVERNMENT TREASURY
ACCOUNT.

PLEASE TREAT THIS AS MATTER OF URGENCY.

SINCERELY YOURS,
MR: John F. Kelly
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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