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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: FRANK HOWARD <henrygerke932@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: FRANK HOWARD <frankhoward@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:04:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: BENIN POLICE FORCE FRAUD/CONTRACT AND IDENTITY THEFT INVESTIGATION
DEPARTMENT,


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
 
Attention,

We received an instruction memo and letter few days ago from the New York Police Department in America that your consignment box was freight 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, and 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 urgently advice to give urgent attention to this development.
 
Well, 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 guys never employ a police constable to follow up the delivery with a Police certified Extract Clearance Report, well, 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 of $7.4 million USD. Thereafter, I will personally bring it to your house or assign a Police Constable to escort the consignment box to your house.
 
As a member of the Federal Executive Council, I to travel to USA with President Yayi Bonni of Benin to the Obama's Presidential Inauguration last Year, 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 $167 and this is the only money you have to pay for the consignment to get to you.

However, if you can really round and get just only $167 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 $167 as early as possible today. I will use the money to settle the pilot and some officials so that nobody will disturb the movement as we come to meet you in your house.
 
Receiver,s Name:______SAM NWA
Country:______________Benin Republic
City: ________________Cotonou
Text Question:________Yes
Text Answer:_________OK
Amount:_____________$167
MTCN______________
 
If you truly want us to bring this consignment to your doorstep then you have to find this money and send today to above given names 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 Friday 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. FULL NAME_______
2. DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER______
3. MOBILE PHONE NUMBER______
7. CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS___
8. ID CARD COPY:_____
 
Best Regards,
 
Yours Faithfully,
Frank Howard,
Inspector General of Police.
E-mail:frankhoward@qq.com
Telephone Number:+229-68945517


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