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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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: CYBER CRIME <peaceobigwe8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: interpol11@seznam.cz
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2022 20:32:38 +0100
Subject: Central Investigation Bureau

U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

CONTACT
Director Wayne Salzgaber
INTERPOL Washington
U.S. National Central Bureau
Washington, DC 20530-0001

Agency executives: Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, President
Governing body: INTERPOL General Assembly
Constituting instrument: : ICPO-INTERPOL
Abbreviation: ICPO-INTERPOL

INTERPOL is the worldâ€™s largest international police organization,
with 190 Member countries. Our role is to enable police

around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Our
high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational

support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century.

URGENT NOTIFICATION

We have this morning discovered that you have been making foreign
ilegal transactions with Western Unions, Money Grams,

Diplomatic Agents and Banks with West African Countries (Nigeria,
Benin Republic, Ghana etc.). We went further with the

investigations we found out that you don't have Money Laundering
Clearance Certificate, which is a major Federal Offence. You

have violated the World Federal Law, which constituted against
smuggling of large amount of money and trafficking of drug

e.t.c., without having Money Laundering Clearance Certificate before
you commenced the transaction. You want to receive such

huge amount of money from UPS DHL, BANKS, FEDEX WESTERN UNION AND
MONEY GRAM HEAD Quarter Federal Republic Of Benin Republic or the

other above mentioned countries which is a foreign Delivery. Meanwhile
we have stopped the Delivery, not only the ATM CARD

was stopped both the total Transaction of the sum of ($250 thousand
dollars) and others

Furthermore, be advised that according to the World Wide Law
Enforcement Agency together with the FBI rules and regulations,

you are to obtain the document from the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) United States of America here. Also

Note that you are to take care of the documentation to be issued to
you right away, because due to the
content of the document and how importance and secured the document
is, you are to take care of the document by sending the

total sum of $75.00 US Dollars only to the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission United States of America or the fund country of
origin for issuing of

the document right away and your Payment will be release to you. That
is the only way the Economic and Financial Crime

Commission United States of America will issue you the document,
because they are going to issue you the Authentic and

Original copy of the documents.

Note that your rights are limited; anything you SAY or DO will be used
as evidence against you in the court of Law. You have

the full rights to remain silent and obey the Law. We will get you
arrested if you fail to pay for it to be obtained from

United States of America. The Arrest Warrant can only be withdrawn
once the document is obtained. There are three charges

against you, which are:

1. Smuggling of a huge amount of money into the country without Money
Laundering Clearance Certificate is a violation to

Federal Law. 2. Smuggling of a huge amount of money into your country
without a proper documentation is a violation 2003

Federal Constitution, otherwise, called illegal transaction. 3. itâ€™s a
Conspiracy, a Criminal Attempt and Disobedience to the

Federal Law, which will eventually lead you to 5-year imprisonment.

WARNING: Failure to pay for this documentation is a confirmation that
you wanted to smuggle the funds into the country which

is a federal offense and a gross violation of the Patriot Act and
legal action will be taken immediately by arresting and

detaining you and if found guilty, you will be jailed As terrorism,
drug trafficking and money laundering is a serious

problem in our community today. The UNITED STATE INTERPOL worldâ€™s
largest international police organization will not stop at

any length in tracing you down and prosecuting any criminal who
indulge in this criminal act.

Signed: Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, President Central Investigation Bureau
UNITED STATE INTERPOL worldâ€™s largest international police organization

FBI WEB SITE http://www.fbi.gov/
Interpol site http://www.justice.gov/
Supreme Court of United State
International Trade Court

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