419 scam: Interpol Police Force Unit <InterpolPoliceForceUnit@orgaleyo-branes.com> SECURE YOUR FUND

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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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Interpol Police Force Unit <InterpolPoliceForceUnit@orgaleyo-branes.com>
Reply-To: intopolifile022@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 22:17:50 +0100
Subject: SECURE YOUR FUND

Dear Beneficial,

This is to inform you that in the course of my investigation as director
of payment verification / implementation committee I came across your
name as unpaid fund beneficiary in the record of the central bank. My
committee was set up by the attorney general to verify and scrutinize
all outstanding debts owed to our foreign beneficiaries in accordance to
the information received from the United States government over unpaid
huge debts owed to United States citizens.

Having seen your file and my further questioning to the officials of the
central bank and ministry of finance as to why your payment is still
pending reveals the rot and corruption in the system. The bank
officials told me that the reason why you havenâ€™t received payment is
due to your inability to pay for the required charges for transfer of
funds to your account. When I asked them why they didnâ€™t deduct the said
charges from your principal sum, I was given the flimsy excuse
that you never authorized them to do so. When I put the question across
to them if they ever advised you that such charges could be deducted
from your principal fund,the answer I got was no. Now, if you do not
tell this beneficiary that such charges could be deducted from his or
her principal fund, how will he or she know that such options are
available for such beneficiaries.

From my investigation I discovered that these bank officials
deliberately refused to let the charges be deducted from your principal
fund because they want your fund to remain trapped in the bank, while
they continue to extort money from beneficiaries under some flimsy
excuse. You do not need to pay any money to any official, all you are
required to do is swear to an affidavit at the federal high court of
Nigeria, authorizing the bank to deduct all charges from your principal
fund and transfer the balance of funds after deduction to your bank
account. If you have spent any money in the past in your quest for
payment, kindly let me know so that I can follow this up.
You can reach me on my phone or email for directive on how you can get
the deduction done as soon as possible and get payment.

Yours sincerely,
Chief Hon,Jeff Robert Carl
Inspector General Of Fraud International
Interpol Police Force Unit.

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