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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:
FROM HOMELAND SECURITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <homeland_s84@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To:
FROM HOMELAND SECURITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <agentpstarks@voila.fr>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 03:55:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM: HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT USA


 
FROM .. HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT!!
MG Timothy J. Lowenberg,Adjutant General and Director State Military
Department Washington Military Dept., Bldg1 Camp Murry ,Wash 98430-5000 USA
Telephone:(202) 524-2235..... Text Only

This is Mr.jeh Johnson Secretary of Homeland Security department.We know that you have not received Your fund from
Africa! we have finally cash your $4.7million abandoned long-lost cheque confirming to be your won compensation
funds,we cash the monies and we decided to boxed the money for avoiding expiry of the cheque because it has stayed
long in our custody searching for your contact to reach you,after our investigation that we discovered that the money
is not an illegal payment. so
kindly reconfirm your full address,

Full name..........
Your country/city.....
Phone number.......
Your occupation.......
Your age/marital status......
Your nearest Airport......
A copy of Your ID

You can call MR. Hillary Benson at : +229-689-716-10 the director of overseas payment of the presidency office who is
in charge to give instruction approval to releasing the boxed-money consignment to me for onwards delivering it to
you, reach him with the required details at Email (jehcharles.johnson35@yahoo.com)

SINCERELY YOURS,
Jeh Charles Johnson
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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