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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: "SUPP. INTELLIGENCY GENERAL, REX JOHNSON" <emrysbright@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrJehCharlesJohnson@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 05:39:09 -0700
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 98430-5000 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 Donald J Trump 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 going 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 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$10.2Million Dollars, (Ten Million Two hundred 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
USD$10.2 Million that was already handed over to me today.Your
Consignment Box content of your total USD$10.2 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 Commercial Headquarters Cotonou, due to the delay by you
as nobody has heard 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 USD$50.
00 only.

In order words your Briefcase is with me now and i shall be coming to
you to make the delivery to you as soon as you send me your below
shipping details/Address where you will want your consignment be
deliver to you.


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 USD$50.00 only, then, i will be coming along with your Consignment
Briefcase Box content of your USD$10.2 Million, 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 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 for all 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
USD$50.00 via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer using the
below stated receivers name and information.Please make sure you copy
this information well to avoid mistake okay send via money gram only.


Receiver’s Name's

Receiver Name:. . . . .Ben Udha
Country:. . . . . Benin
City:. . . . . . . Cotonou
Amount:. . . . . . USD$50.00
Question:. . . . . Update
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.

I have a very limited time to stay here so i Will like you to urgently
respond to this email message with the fee payment MTCN Numbers ok ,my
dear, this is the opportunity for you and you have to urgently comply
so that your Box shall be deliver to you at your designated address.
But remember that after (Some Days) you did not make the Payment, then
I Will have not other option than to regard your funds as unclaimed
and divert it to Us Government Reserve Fund or to Benin Government
Treasury. Please treat this as a matter of urgency.

Sincerely Yours,
SUPP. INTELLIGENCY GENERAL, REX JOHNSON
CURRENT SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY USA

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