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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. ALEJANDRO MAYORKERS" <test@oskar.team>
Reply-To: homelandsecurity02@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2021 19:48:57 -0800
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

ATTENTION

I HOPE THIS MAIL FINDS YOU IN GOOD SPIRIT AND IN GOOD HEALTH? BECAUSE
I AM QUITE AWARE OF YOUR LOSSES IN THE PAST YEARS NOW, IT MAY SURPRISE
YOU THAT I AM ALSO AWARE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOXES PURSUIT IN BENIN,
GHANA, TOGO, NIGERIA, SPAIN, FRANCE, MALAYSIA, INDONESIA, CHINA, AND
KOREA, MY NAME IS MR. ALEJANDRO MAYORKERS THE NEW SECRETARY OF U.S
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF AMERICA , AM IN CHARGE TO MONITORED
ALL FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS IN AFRICA EUROPE AND ASIA. I HAVE BEEN IN THE
U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SINCE THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT
JOE BIDEN, MONITORING THE VARIOUS TRANSACTIONS GOING ON IN AFRICA,
EUROPE AND ASIA, MOST ESPECIALLY CONSIGNMENTS 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 PURSUIT WITHOUT A
CLEARANCE FROM THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. HOWEVER UPON
MY ARRIVAL IN BENIN REPUBLIC AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH OUR NEW
ELECTED PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL
BANI-MOON, DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES FROM
AFRICA ASIA, EUROPE, OCEANIA, ANTARCTICA, SOUTH AMERICA AND THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA RESPECTIVELY, AGAINST THE BENIN GOVERNMENT AND
NIGERIA OVER THE RATE OF SCAM/FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THIS
COUNTRY AND AFRICA.

WHEN I ARRIVE IN THE BENIN PARLIAMENT IN COTONOU, I FOUND YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOX CLEARANCE FILE LYING ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIR OFFICE DESK
WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION ON A THOROUGH SCRUTINY I DISCOVERED THAT YOUR
CONSIGNMENT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY YOUR DELIVERY AGENT. MEANWHILE, I
WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY 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 DOCUMENTS STATED THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS PERSONAL
EFFECTS MEANWHILE, IT CONTAINS UNITED STATES DOLLAR BILLS WORTH OVER
US$10.6MILLION 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, I CAN ASSIST YOU TO LEGALLY CLEAR YOUR CONSIGNMENT FUND, BUT
YOU MUST AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED
OUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON,DC FROM BENIN, WHO HAS BEEN INTERCEPTING ALL
YOUR TELEPHONE CALLS, WITH THE HELP OF MTN, TIGO VODAFONE AND AIR-TEL
NETWORK BENIN.

I ALSO RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE IN
BENIN REPUBLIC, ABOUT YOUR EMAILS, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING AND
SENDING MONEY TO PEOPLES IN BENIN, GHANA, SOUTH AFRICA, TOGO, BENIN,
AND NIGERIA , WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR. 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. WHO HAVE
MONITORED ALL YOUR DEALINGS WITH THIS HOODLUM?

YOU ARE ADVICE TO HENCE FORT STOP FURTHER DEALINGS WITH ALL THE ABOVE
MENTIONED PEOPLE UNTIL WE COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATION. BECAUSE YOU’RE
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 NAME, MOSTLY THOSE WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF WEST
AFRICAN DEBT WESTERN UNION AND MONEY GRAM AND PROPERTY RECOVERY BENIN.
ALL THIS MENTIONED PEOPLE ARE IMPOSTOR, 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 BOX OF CONSIGNMENT THAT WAS
HANDLE OVER TO ME AFTER THE MEETING HELD BETWEEN ME AND SOME OF THE
TOP PARLIAMENT MEMBERS OF BENIN AND THE FOREIGN AFFAIR MINSTER IN THE
BENIN CAPITAL HEADQUARTERS COTONOU, DUE TO THE DELAY FOR YOU NOT HAVE
RECEIVED 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 YOUR APPROVED
CONSIGNMENT BOX 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 WEIGHT FEE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX WHICH IS SUM
OF$50.00 ONLY.

IN ORDER WORDS YOUR BOX IS WITH ME NOW AND I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR
COUNTRY OR STATE AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU AND I WILL BE COMING ALONG
WITH YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT, BUT REMEMBER THAT AS THE SECRETARY OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I AM A
US GOVERNMENT SECURITY AGENT AND I HAVE THE POWER TO GO THROUGH ANY
AIRPORT CUSTOMS WITHOUT INSPECTING WHAT I CARRY ALONG. AND AS SOON AS
I ARRIVE IN YOUR STATE I WILL GIVE YOU A PHONE CALL FOR YOU TO GIVE ME
DIRECTION TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN MEET FACE TO FACE AND
HAND OVER YOUR BOX TO YOU BEFORE PROCEEDING BACK TO THE STATES. SO I
WANT YOU TO RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR PROPER
UNDERSTANDING BY FILLING THE ATTACH HOMELAND SECURITY REGISTRATION
FORM OKAY.

BENEFICIARY NAME:......................... ........
ADDRESS:...................... .............................
TEL PHONE:........................ ........................
OCCUPATION:................... .........................
COUNTRY:...................... .............................
SEX:.......................... .............................. ......

AS SOON AS I ARRIVE I SHALL CALL YOU ON YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER THEN
MEET YOU IN PERSON AND HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU BEFORE I
RETURN BACK TO WASHINGTON DC. I HAVE TAKEN THIS ASSIGNMENT UPON MYSELF
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH ON THE COST OF
DELIVERY, BUT NOTHING WAS RECEIVED BY YOU. SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS EMAIL NOW BECAUSE EVERY THING HAS BEEN DONE
OK. THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM OUR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. ONCE YOU SEND THE
MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK UP AND FOR
IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX, FOR YOU TO
RECEIVE YOUR INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY AGAIN. SINCE
YOU WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE IT SINCE

PLEASE SEND THE FEE VIA WESTERN UNION OFFICE WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION.

RECEIVER'S NAME:............ EMMA OKE
COUNTRY:........... BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:.................COTONOU
AMOUNT:..........$50.00
QUESTION:........IN GOD
ANSWER:.............WE TRUST
MTCN:........
SENDER'S NAME:.............
SENDER'S ADDRESS:.........

IF YOU COULD NOT SEND TO THE INFORMATION BUY GOOGLE PLAY CARD AND SEND
TO OUR OFFICE SO THAT YOUR FUNDS WILL BE DELIVERY TO YOU WITHOUT ANYMORE
DELAY

AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE THROUGH MONEY GRAM OFFICE TODAY MAKE SURE
YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION. ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO
NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR CONFIRMATION AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON
THE HANDLING OVER OF YOUR FUND TO YOU. ALSO YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO US
ANY MAIL 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 WOULD LIKE YOU TO
URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE WITH THE PAYMENT, MY DEAR, THIS IS
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND HAVE TO COMPLY AND YOUR BOX SHALL BE
DELIVERING TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS. BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (3
DAYS) YOU DID NOT MAKE THE PAYMENT THEN I WILL DIVERT YOUR FUNDS TO US
GOVERNMENT FUND OR BENIN GOVERNMENT TREASURY. PLEASE TREAT THIS AS
MATTER OF URGENCY.

SINCERELY YOURS,
MR. ALEJANDRO MAYORKERS
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
CONTACT EMAIL:homelandsecurity02@yandex.com
CALL OR TEXT + 1 (929) 447-1859

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