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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: info@ipa.com
Reply-To: contactisaacpeter01@gmail.com
Date: 03 Oct 2017 21:33:54 -0700
Subject: Acknowledge Receipt

INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY UNITED STATES SECTION (INTERPOL JOHN F. KENNEDY RESIDENT AGENCY ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430 We, office of the international police authority (IPA) hereby write to inform you that we caught a diplomat lady by the name Mrs. Joan Calitina at (John F Kennedy International Airport) here in New York with a consignment box filled with United States Dollars. Based on our interview to the diplomat she said that the consignment box belongs to you and that she was sent by one Rev Isaac peters to come deliver the consignment box to your doorstep not knowing that the content of the box is money. Now, the diplomat is under detention in the office of (IPA) security, and we cannot release her until we carry out a proper investigation on how this huge amount of money managed to be yours. So, in this regard you are to reassure and prove to us that the money you are about to receive is legal by sending us the Award Ownership showing that the money is not illegal. Note, that the Award Ownership Certificate must to be secured from the office of the Nigerian Senate President, because that is the office that will issue you the original Award Ownership Certificate of this funds, this is because the fund originated from Nigeria. You are advised to forward immediately the Award Ownership Certificate if you have it with you, but if you do not have it, we urge you to contact the sender of the diplomat to help you secure the Award Ownership Certificate if at all you do not have it. Below is the contact information of the person that sent Mrs. Joan Calitina as provide by her; Name: :Rev ISAAC PETERS Email:( contactisaacpeter01@gmail.com ) Furthermore, we are giving you only but 3 working business days to forward the requested Award Ownership Certificate. Please note that we shall get back to you after 3 working business days, that if you don’t come up with the certificate we shall confiscate the funds into World Bank account then charge you for money laundering, but if you forward the Award Ownership Certificate then we will release the diplomat with your consignment box thereby releasing your funds to you. Thanks for your understanding and co-operation Yours Truly, Agent Mike Bernard JOHN F. KENNEDY RESIDENT AGENCY ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430 CC: Canadian Police Association CC: GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (GID) CC: Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) CC: Egmont Group CC: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI USA) CC: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) CC: Financial Action Task Force (FATF) CC: International Monetary Fund (IMF) CC: International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) CC: International Banking Security Association (IBSA) CC: International Air Transport Association (IATA) CC: Institut de Formation Interbancaire (INSIG) CC: World Customs Organization (WCO) CC: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) CC: Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors (OGBS) CC: WORLD CENTRAL BANK (SW) CC: NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF) CC: NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE (UK) CC: ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)

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