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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)
- "million dollars" (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 <onebvictoria1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zgrzyb40@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2022 21:56:19 +0200
Subject: Constituting instrument: : ICPO-INTERPOL

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 and 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, 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 but the total Transaction of the sum of ($1.5million dollars)

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) France 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 $105 US Dollars only to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
France for issuing of the document right away and your Payment will be released
to you. That is the only way the Economic and Financial Crime Commission France
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

France. 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 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
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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