419 scam: INTERANTIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY <ipmanagement@dn-i.co.id> INTERANTIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY

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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:
- "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)
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.
- johnrobert5676@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: INTERANTIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY <ipmanagement@dn-i.co.id>
Reply-To: <fbifbi89@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2024 18:40:19 -0700
Subject: INTERANTIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY

The international police authority hereby write to inform you that we caught a delivering agent by the name Mrs. Willams Holden at (LaGuardia Airport) here in New York with an ATM CARD filled with United States Dollars.

In our interview with the delivering agent she said that the ATM CARD belongs to you and that she was sent by one John Robert to come deliver the ATM CARD to your doorstep not knowing that the content of the ATM CARD is money.

The delivering agent is under detention in the office of international police authority security,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 regard you are to reassure and prove to us that the ATM CARD you are about to receive is legal by sending us the proof certificate showing that the money is not illegal.

The proof certificate must be secured from the The Supreme Court here in America, because that is the only office that will issue you the original proof certificate of this ATM CARD, this is because the fund originated from America.

You are advised to forward immediately the proof certificate if you have it with you, but if you do not have it, we urge you to contact the sender of the delivering agent to help you secure the proof certificate if at all you do not have it.
Below is the contact information of the person that sent Mrs. Willams Holden as provided by her;
Name: :John Robert
Email:(johnrobert5676@hotmail.com)

We are giving you only 5 working business days to forward the requested proof certificate. Please note that if we shall get back to you after the 5 working business days, you will be charged and be arrested, but if you forward the proof of ownership certificate then we will release the delivery agent with your ATM CARD and also give you every backup on the ATM CARD.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation

Yours Truly,
Agent John Miller

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