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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: "Jeh C.Johnson" <"ww."@estate.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Jeh C.Johnson" <jehcjohnson86@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 22:20:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,MG Timothy J. Lowenberg, Adjutant
General and Director State Military Department Washington Military Dept.,
Bldg1 Camp Murry, Wash USA.

Good Day To You,

I hope this email finds you in good spirit and in good health? because i
am quite aware of your losses in the past years now through this security
office intelligent track devices, it may surprise you that i am also
aware of your Consignment Boxes Pursuit In Benin, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria,
Spain, France, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Korea and etc .My name Is Supp.
Tony Jeh Johnson,the Current secretary of U.S Department Of Homeland
Security , i am in charge to monitor all Foreign Transactions In Africa
Europe And Asia and this kept me in constantly traveling round the world.

I have been in The U.S Department Of Homeland Security Secret Service now
since The Government of President Barack Obama, monitoring the various
transactions going on in Africa, Europe And Asia, most especially
Consignments Cases, A.T.M Card 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, A.T.M Card And
Bank Transfer pursuit, without a Clearance from this U.S Department Of
Homeland Security. However, upon my arrival in Benin Republic after series
of meetings with our President Barack 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, and against the Benin
Government and Nigeria over the rate of Scam/Fraudulent Activities going
on in these Africa Countries and around the World.

When i arrive in the Benin Parliament in Cotonou and i went through all
cases of unpaid funds, i found your Consignment Box Clearance File lying
on the Foreign Affair Office Desk without any attention and on a thorough
scrutiny, i discovered that your Consignment have been abandoned by your
delivery agent. Meanwhile, i was made to understand that the Foreign
Affair Office have tried to reach to you, 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 Document
(C.C.D.D)stated that your Consignment Contains Personal Effects meanwhile,
it contains United States Dollar Cash US$40 Million Dollars, (Forty
Million United States 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 and now i am presently here in Benin Republic to handle
this matter of all unpaid foreign payment to their respective owners like
you, i can assist you to legally clear your Consignment Funds and
personally make the shipment to you on my traveling back, but you must
agree with the following conditions. Because i have called our office in
Washington,Dc from here in Benin, who has been intercepting all your
E-Mail Communications, telephone Text/Sms messages & all telephone Calls,
with the help of Mtn, Tigo Vodafone And Airtel Network Benin.
I also received some information from our Homeland Security Office
representing here in Benin Republic, they have confirmed about your
emails, & other communications that you have been dealing and sending
Money to people in Benin, Ghana, South Africa, Togo, Nigeria , UK & etc
who claims to be the Western Union Directors and representative of other
unofficial offices. 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. My office authority have monitored all your dealings with
those Hoodlums.

You are advice to from 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 you
that we the Homeland Security is on look out for all the above mentioned
names, mostly those who claims to be the director of West African Debt
settlement, Western Union And Money Gram And A.T.M Card offices and
including the property recovery Benin. All these mentioned people are
imposters, 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 Consignment Box content of your total US$40
Million that was already handed over to me today. Your Consignment Box
content of your total US$40 Million was assigned to me today after the
meeting held between me and some of the top Parliament members of Benin
and the Foreign Affair Minister in the Benin Capital Commecial
Headquarters Cotonou, due to the delay by you as nobody has heared from
you to receive 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 make the delivery 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 "Air Flight Weight Fee"
of your Consignment Box which is the sum of US$150.00 only.
In order words your Briefcase is with me now and i shall be coming to your
country to make the delivery to you as soon as you sent me your below
shipping details/Address where you will want your consignment be deliver
to you.

Your Full Name: .........
Your Full Address: ......
Your Direct Telephone Numbers: .............

Preferably, you can send us your Mobile Phone number to enable an urgent
direct contact with you hence the arrival in your city.
Hence i hear from you also with the MTCN Numbers for the fee payment of
the Air Flight Weight Fee of your Consignment Box which is the sum of
US$150.00 only, then, i will be coming along with your Consignment
Briefcase Box content of your US$40Million, but remember that as the
secretary of The Department Of Homeland Security United States Of America,
i am a Us Government Secret Security Agent and i have the power to go
through any Airport Customs and security Agents without personal
inspection or inspecting what i carry along and as soon as i arrive in
your state,i will give you a telephone call
and instantly send an email to you from my official Ipad Hand Computer
which is always with me while traveling around the world so that you will
give me a direction on how we can meet Face to Face and i will physically
hand over your Consignment Box to you before proceeding back to to my
official duty Post in the States.

As soon as i arrive, i shall call you on your Telephone Number following
an email to you then when you immediately respond, i will Meet you in
person, hand over your Consignment Box to you and all these will end once
and forall now.

I have taken this assignment upon myself because i understand that you
have really paid so much on the cost of these Delivery which i want to
stop now, because, nothing was received by you. So be advised to contact
me hence immediately you get this email now because, every thing has been
done ok.

Once you send the money, try to immediately notify me with the Mtcn for
easy pick up and for the immediate action on the delivery of your
Consignment Box,for you to receive your Funds without any further delay
Again . Since you was unable to receive it since .
Send the fee of US$150.00 via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer
using the below stated receivers name and information.

Receiver’s Name_____Vicent Manya
Country_________Benin Republic
City__________Cotonou
Amount_______US$150.00
Question_______ Urgent
Answer______Today
Mtcn_______
Sender's Name _____?
Sender's Address___?

As soon as you send the fee, make sure that you send me the MTCN numbers,
senders name and other payment information.Once you send the Money, Try to
immediately notify me with the Mtcn for confirmation and for the immediate
action on the shipping of your Consignment and its Handing over to you.
Also you are to forward to us any email that you have been receiving
from people for proper verification and investigation before you deal
with them okay.

Sincerely Yours,

CURRENT SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY USA .
Jeh C.Johnson
From The U.S Department Of Homeland Security.
Tel: (+229) 98652194
EMAIL:jehcjohnson86@gmail.com

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