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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- anyimanyim@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: IPA <niibenjamin1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uneco@info.al
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 01:34:38 +0200
Subject: From IPA

Good Day,

The office of the international police association (I.P.A) hereby
write to inform you that we caught a diplomat called Mr. Festus
Martins at (John F. Kennedy International Airport) here in New -York
with parcel box filled with united state dollars.
Meanwhile, base on our interview to the diplomat (Mr. Festus Martins)
he said that the parcel box belongs to you, that he was sent by Dr
Anyim Pius Anyim. The formal senate president of Nigeria to deliver
the parcel box to your doorstep, not knowing that the content of the
parcel box is money.

The diplomat also said that his first transit in the states was at
Cincinnati Northern, Kentucky International Airport Ohio. Now, the
diplomat is under detention in the office of (I.P.A) security, and we
cannot release him until we carry out our proper investigation on how
this huge amount of money managed to be yours before we will release
him with the boxes. So, in this regard, you are to re-assure and prove
to us that the money you are about to receive is legal by sending us
the Ownership Certificate showing that the money is not illegal.

Note that the Ownership Certificate must to be secured from the office
of the attorney general in Nigeria, because that is the only office
that will issue you the original Certificate of these funds. Also
because that is where your fund was originated. So you are advised to
forward immediately the Certificate's if you have it with you, but if
you do not have it, we will urge you as a matter of urgency to contact
back the sender of the diplomat to help you secure those Certificate's
if at all you did not have it.

Below is the contact information of the person that sent the diplomat.
Name: Dr Anyim Pius Anyim
Email: (anyimanyim@consultant.com)

Furthermore, we are giving you only but 5 working business days to
forward the requested Certificateâ€™s. Finally, note that we shall get
back to you after the 5 working business days, if you didnâ€™t come up
with the certificate we shall confiscate the funds into World Bank
account then charge you for money laundry, but if you forward those
Certificate's then we will release the diplomat with your parcel box
and also gives you every back up till the money arrives your doorstep.
We are doing this to make sure that any huge amount of money like
yours that enters United States is genuine; we regret any
inconveniences this might have caused you. Thanks for your
understanding and co-operation.

Yours Truly,
INTERPOL REGION NO:1DCP.DR. DOUGLAS H. KING DDS
Cc: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ( FBI).
Cc: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ( CIA ). Cc: HOMELAND SECURITY (HS)
Cc:UNITED NATION (UN)
Cc:WHITE HOUSE ( WH )

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