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Old 19 February 2020, 05:24 AM   #1
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Police Headquarters in Africa just Emailed me!

I mean, wow... this has to be legit right? I am going to contact them right away and provide all the requested information!



Police Command Headquarters Address: Garki 2, Abuja Motto: Fighting Faud In Africa Email: headcommand11@daum.net My Dear: Congratulations, This notification email is coming to you from Police Command Headquarters and please immediately you receive this message do let us know by responding back, because we need to carry on with this important work accordingly, we are writing to let you know that we have three gentlemen arrested in the Western Union/Money Gram yesterday name Eze John and Augustine Oge also fake Diplomat, and one of them came from Accra-Ghana and through our investigation we discovered your email address from one of them, which proved that they have scammed you before, The fact is that one of them made us clear that they did scammed you. Please this office don't have much time for this issue for now. As you can see, we are very busy based on the mandate given to us by the present Government to arrest most of this hoodlums who have engaged themselves in scamming foreigners. be kind enough to reach us with all your contact details , you are also advised to send down your office address, your phone number and the list of amount you have spent to this internet scammer’s here in Africa so far, first thing tomorrow morning we will lead them to court and from the court they will be sent to jail and court will reverse back all your money you have lost in the past including the recovered money/cars properties. These individuals in our custody have confessed they have other syndicates communicating and scamming people in other parts of the world like, USA, Canada, Europe and Asia. Desist from any suspicious emails or phone calls from any of these places and report such to us. You are hereby advised to email us back immediate with the needed details, including the amount they collected from you, if you don't know the exact amount you have spent under internet scammer's control, do advise us with your past experience with those scammers, but if you don't know the specific amount you have spent, do tell us that you don't know the amount so that the court will charge the Countries how much they will pay you as your re-Compensation. Please all we need is the truth and if you never spent any money to the scammers just make us clear. send the email here headcommand11@daum.net We wait to have the details from you as soon as you get this mail. On what ever happened at the Court tomorrow, we will let you know. you can reach us any time, please don't forward this email to any person from Africa to avoid them using it to do their bad work on the name of West Africa Interpol Service please. Thanks, Inspector Mohammed Adamu The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) F.C.T. Police Command Headquarters
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Old 19 February 2020, 05:28 AM   #2
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Make sure to send them a copy of your SSN and Passport. Just in case of course.
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Old 19 February 2020, 05:32 AM   #3
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Make sure to send them a copy of your SSN and Passport. Just in case of course.
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Old 19 February 2020, 05:35 AM   #4
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I just did a google search on the email address, "headcommand11@daum.net". Must send them everything requested! obey the law. ha ha

The morons couldn't even come up with an official looking police email address.
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Old 19 February 2020, 05:44 AM   #5
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This is insane.
This scammers keep seeking for ways to get the vulnerable persons and cheat them of their money.

I wish there was a specific set of rules to identify them.
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Old 19 February 2020, 05:53 AM   #6
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Old 19 February 2020, 05:55 AM   #7
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Police Headquarters in Africa just Emailed me!

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I mean, wow... this has to be legit right? I am going to contact them right away and provide all the requested information!

Police Command Headquarters Address: Garki 2, Abuja Motto: Fighting Faud In Africa Email:


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Old 19 February 2020, 06:08 AM   #8
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Are they the African Foo Fighters tribute band by any chance?
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Old 19 February 2020, 06:12 AM   #9
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We wait to have the details from you as soon as you get this mail. On what ever happened at the Court tomorrow, we will let you know.
So they're waiting to hear from you and will be letting you know tomorrow with whatever happened at (the) court.

Makes perfect sense.

Odd they didn't ask to send anything to their bitcoin wallet to pay for their effort.

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Old 19 February 2020, 06:17 AM   #10
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I'm sending mine now. I know I'll be on the list sooner or later, and I want my stolen underpants back.

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Old 19 February 2020, 06:43 AM   #11
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Pack a Tumi, you are headed to Africa Paul
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Old 19 February 2020, 08:09 AM   #12
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Send them Jocke's info.
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Old 19 February 2020, 08:15 AM   #13
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I wish there was a specific set of rules to identify them.
"Africa"

"Money"

Any email that contains these words.
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Old 19 February 2020, 08:28 AM   #14
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this this thread reminds me of Toto's Africa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgL3puDfuRg
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Old 19 February 2020, 08:30 AM   #15
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Old 19 February 2020, 08:35 AM   #16
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You know what is really scary? People actually fall for this.
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Old 19 February 2020, 08:44 AM   #17
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Dear Inspector,

Here is my information.

Name: Mohammed Adamu
Email: headcommand11@daum.net
Address: Garki 2, Abuja Motto
Amount scammed: 5 minutes of my life that I will never get back
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Old 19 February 2020, 08:44 AM   #18
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Send them Jocke's info.
I like this idea.
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Old 19 February 2020, 10:22 AM   #19
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This email/[phone scamming is getting crazy...
I get a call on my cell this morning from Nacogdoches, Texas this morning and they leave me a robot message about my SSN needing verification. To think some poor folks actually fall for these scams.
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Old 19 February 2020, 11:22 AM   #20
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Did you recently visit there?? Leave something or someone behind??
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Old 19 February 2020, 11:41 AM   #21
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Old 19 February 2020, 12:14 PM   #22
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I've been there. The office definitely does not have much time, as mentioned.
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Old 19 February 2020, 12:43 PM   #23
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I've been there. The office definitely does not have much time, as mentioned.
And some of you were concerned this wasn’t legitimate.
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Old 19 February 2020, 01:04 PM   #24
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I mean, wow... this has to be legit right? I am going to contact them right away and provide all the requested information!



Police Command Headquarters Address: Garki 2, Abuja Motto: Fighting Faud In Africa Email: headcommand11@daum.net My Dear: Congratulations, This notification email is coming to you from Police Command Headquarters and please immediately you receive this message do let us know by responding back, because we need to carry on with this important work accordingly, we are writing to let you know that we have three gentlemen arrested in the Western Union/Money Gram yesterday name Eze John and Augustine Oge also fake Diplomat, and one of them came from Accra-Ghana and through our investigation we discovered your email address from one of them, which proved that they have scammed you before, The fact is that one of them made us clear that they did scammed you. Please this office don't have much time for this issue for now. As you can see, we are very busy based on the mandate given to us by the present Government to arrest most of this hoodlums who have engaged themselves in scamming foreigners. be kind enough to reach us with all your contact details , you are also advised to send down your office address, your phone number and the list of amount you have spent to this internet scammer’s here in Africa so far, first thing tomorrow morning we will lead them to court and from the court they will be sent to jail and court will reverse back all your money you have lost in the past including the recovered money/cars properties. These individuals in our custody have confessed they have other syndicates communicating and scamming people in other parts of the world like, USA, Canada, Europe and Asia. Desist from any suspicious emails or phone calls from any of these places and report such to us. You are hereby advised to email us back immediate with the needed details, including the amount they collected from you, if you don't know the exact amount you have spent under internet scammer's control, do advise us with your past experience with those scammers, but if you don't know the specific amount you have spent, do tell us that you don't know the amount so that the court will charge the Countries how much they will pay you as your re-Compensation. Please all we need is the truth and if you never spent any money to the scammers just make us clear. send the email here headcommand11@daum.net We wait to have the details from you as soon as you get this mail. On what ever happened at the Court tomorrow, we will let you know. you can reach us any time, please don't forward this email to any person from Africa to avoid them using it to do their bad work on the name of West Africa Interpol Service please. Thanks, Inspector Mohammed Adamu The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) F.C.T. Police Command Headquarters
Congrats. You could lead then on.
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Old 19 February 2020, 02:45 PM   #25
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Old 19 February 2020, 08:13 PM   #26
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Send them a few grand, time to dice.
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Old 19 February 2020, 11:09 PM   #27
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgL3puDfuRg


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Old 19 February 2020, 11:50 PM   #28
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Pffffft. I only speak with the Nigerian princes. The police are beneath me and I wouldn't give those peasants the time of day. Last one I spoke with told me he will give me 10 million dollars. I'm expecting it anyday now. Might do a ss Daytona giveaway when I do. Stay tuned!
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Old 20 February 2020, 01:12 AM   #29
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There was a guy who ran an electronics business in the US who got so sick of the attempted scams that he started "Scambaiter" and scammed them back. The website seems to be gone now, which is a shame, it was hilarious.

His usual trick was to send them "laptops" (that they paid for with false wires of course) with shipping paid at the scammers end. He sent one guy an old washing machine and was able and to keep the guy on the hook long enough to send him a matching drier. You can imagine the DHL charges the scammers paid to pick them up.
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Old 20 February 2020, 01:34 AM   #30
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I have noticed an increase in such emails lately. I usually respond with something from:

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Available in many languages. Most amusing.
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