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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: BENIN POLICE FORCE <"BPF."@vega.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: BENIN POLICE FORCE <anti.fraudagency002@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:04:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR CONSIGNMENT BOX OWNER.....

BENIN POLICE FORCE
FRAUD/CONTRACT AND IDENTITY THEFT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
COMMAND FORCE HEADQUARTERS
LOUIS EDET HOUSE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
COTONOU BENIN

Attn: My Dear

We received an instruction memo and letter few days ago from the New York Police Department in America that your consignment box of Fifteen Million United States Dollars (US$15,000,000) freighted by UPS diplomat Courier Company was stopped by the United States Joint Patrol Team in the Transport and Security Administration Department, the letter also made us to understand that your consignment box is due for urgent repatriation back to Africa yesterday. however, as I write you now the consignment box is safe in our custody as it was returned back to Africa early hours of today and was deposited to my station.

This notification letter report is based on the returned of your consignment box and you are mostly advise to give urgent attention to this development, However, I have also contacted UPS office headquarters to know why all these happened and I now understand the reason why the consignment box has been having problems on transit while in an attempt to reach you the problem is very simple, it was because all these while you never employ a police constable to follow up the delivery with a Police certified Extract Clearance Report.
Therefore, there is one way to which this box right here could reach you without long stories again, and that way is first of all getting a Police Extract of this your consignment box thereafter I will personally sign a Police Constable to escort the consignment box to your home address.

As a member of the Federal Executive Council, I traveled to USA with President Patrice Talon of Benin to the Trump’s Presidential Inauguration assuming your consignment box came to my office earlier than this, I would have come to the state along with it. Meanwhile, The cost of getting this consignment to your doorstep is nothing to be compared to what you had spent before, the only protocol to be observed is for you to get the Police Extract Clearance Report of the consignment box, and this clearance certificate shall cost you the sum of $500 USD and this is the only money you have to pay for the consignment to get to you, however If you can rally round and get just only $500 USD i will help you with all that processes therein, I will also help you get the Police Extract and transport the consignment a long side the entourage of the presidential convoy, though it will be stressful on me, but i can help you do it if you can send the sum $500 USD as early as possible today.

I will use the money to obtain Police certified Extract Clearance Report so that nobody will disturb the movement as we come to meet you in your house.
Reply and ask for the information to send the needed $500.

If truly you want us to bring this consignment to your doorstep then you have to find this money and send today to the above name so that I can obtain a Police Extract Clearance that will enhance a hitch-free delivery to your doorstep and the shipment shall be delivered on Sunday evening at your house, please also re-confirm your personal home address and ID for easy identification upon arrival, I shall also need to have your direct telephone number so that I can call and reach you right from the airport.

1. YOUR FULL NAME………………………………….
2. YOUR TELEPHONE…………………………………
3. FAX……………………………………………………..
4. AGE…………………………………………………….
5. SEX……………………………………………………..
6. YOUR OCCUPATION………………………………..
7. YOUR ADDRESS…………………………………….
8. Your ID Card: …………………………………………

Thank you ,
Yours In Service,
Barr. Eric Jah
Inspector General of Police

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