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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:

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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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 of america" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- infodesktop000@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "International Police Authority" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@icpous.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:42:19 -0700
Subject: This is from the International Police Authority.....

JOHN F. KENNEDY RESIDENT AGENCY
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
Deferred Inspections Unit
American Airlines - Terminal Nine
1st Floor Arrivals Area - Room 11-161
JFK International Airport

We, office of the International Police Authority JFK Resident Agency hereby write to inform you that we stopped a courier personnel by the name Mrs. Agnes Cole here at (John F. Kennedy International Airport) New York with a consignment box filled with cash valued at US$14,674,000:00 (Fourteen Million,Six Hundred and Seventy Four Thousand United States Dollars). In the course of our interrogation and investigation on the courier personal she said that the consignment box belongs to you and that she was sent by a Williams Luis to come deliver the consignment box to you not knowing that the content of the box is money.

Now, this courier lady is under detention and custody of the office of (INTERPOL) security here in JFK airport N.Y, and we cannot release her until we carry out our proper investigation on how this huge amount of money managed to be yours. So, in this regards you are to reassure and prove to us that the money you are about to receive is legal by sending us the Ownership Clearance Certificate showing that the money is not illegal. Note, that the Ownership Clearance Certificate must to be secured from the office of the United state of Ameirca ministry of finance, because that is the only office that will issue you the original Ownership Clearance Certificate of this funds, this is because the fund originated from the United State of America.

You are advised to forward immediately the Ownership Clearance Certificate if you have it with you, but if you do not have it, we urge you to contact back the sender of Agnes Cole 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. Agnes Cole as provided by her;

Name: Mr Luis Williams
Email: infodesktop000@gmail.com

Furthermore, we are giving you only but 3 working business days to forward the requested Ownership Clearance Certificate. Please note that we shall get back to you after the 3 working business days, and if you don't come up with the certificate we shall confiscate the funds into the government account then charge you for money laundering and smuggling of currencies as stipulated in the United States Patriot Act bill on money laundering related activities, signed into law (P.L.107-56) by President Bush on October 26, 2001 and the United Nations Chatter on money laundering., but if you forward the Ownership Clearance Certificate then we will release courier lady to come deliver to you your consignment box also gives you every back up on the money.

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.

Yours Truly,

Kim Jong Yang's

JOHN F. KENNEDY RESIDENT AGENCY
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NEW YORK 11430 USA
CC: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
CC: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA)
CC: NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA)
CC: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

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