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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: "Mr.Wayne" <fileoffice290@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officed836@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 06:11:58 -0400
Subject: FEDERAL INTERPOL POLICE COMMAND NEW YORK




INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY
Newark Liberty International Airport RESIDENT AGENCY
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
Deferred inspections unit American airlines - terminal nine
1st floor arrivals area - room 11-161

Attention:

I repeat it again ? Please this email message is coming to you from Police
Command (INTERPOL) We, office of the international police authority (IPA)
hereby write to inform you that we caught a diplomatic Agent by the name
Mr. Wallace Nelson and Customs Agent Mr.MICHAEL RUBEN at (John F Kennedy
International Airport) here in New York with a consignment box filled with
United States Dollars.

We are contacting you today to inform you earlier that we discovered your
consignment box sum of $41 Million Dollar from hands of arrested criminals
trying to shift your fund to their helper partner who will share the fund
with them.

After the arrest we touch them and they confessed that the $41 Million
Dollar belongs to you but they wanted to shift it to someone who can help
them and keep it well in Federal Reserve Bank of New York they also said
that they have contacted you several times regarding the fund but you do
not complied that's why they wanted to achieve the fund within their self.

To avoid much delaying, the $41 Million Dollar USD are safety in our
treasure but we will like to hear from you before we will proceed with the
delivery to your doorstep, The best you have to do now is to keep away
from U.S Customer Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport from now till
you have your Funds consignment box from us because there is lot of thing
that is happening in the world today Interpol Police Force, in partnership
with the Stars Initiative, is working towards the recovery and return of
stolen assets.

This project allows Interpol to actively engage national law enforcement
bodies in coordinated efforts to trace, seize, confiscate and return
public funds to victims.

Meanwhile, You will pay the total amount of US$100 for issuance of Police
clearance report which is the hindrance for your non receive of your fund
and will be signed by Attorney General and Endorse by your Embassy
ILLINOIS

The documents will back up the consignment box before the delivery will
take place, I am advising you to be fast in all your action to avoid more
problem so that we should delivering your consignment box within 4 working
hours The delivery of the consignment box will be accompanied by our
delegate, send The $100 iTunes card, wallet card or Google Play

you should send The $100 iTunes card, wallet card or Google Play.

Lastly. We did this that way to avoid any story with your consignment box
because these gentle men here wanted to shift the funds and for now they
are under our care on which they must serve U.S government Eight months in
Jail.

Contact us with the payment of the $100 upon the receipt of this mail if
you wish to receive your fund and stop wasting your hard earn money from
Fraud. Thanks for your understanding and co-operation

Yours Truly,
Mr.Wayne
Newark Liberty International Airport RESIDENT AGENCY
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
FEDERAL INTERPOL POLICE COMMAND NEW YORK

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