The "U.S. Department of Homeland Security" Advance Fee Scam Created by Scammers

"From: Mrs.Kirstjen Michele Nielsen Sent: 17 February 2020 21:31 Subject: FROM HOMELAND SECURITY USA U.S Department of Homeland Security Address: 3870 N Terminal Rd, Houston, TX 77032. USA Attn: Fund Beneficiary, We are contacting you in respect of the reports we had been receiving since two years ago which including you and same other beneficiaries however after our conference last Monday we have treated this issue and I am here to assure the safety release of your outstanding consignment box of ATM VISA CARD worth $20.5 Million USD.United States Dollars) Although after our meeting held this morning with the FBI Director we have concludes to release your consignment box of ATM VISA CARD as this discussion was made and agreed by the Board of Directors therefore I here to assure you that this project will be handle accordingly as discussed and agreed with the lawmakers. Hence through our investigation we noticed that you have spent a lot of money trying to get this fund release to you from the customs but nothing has come across due to the people in position to handle your issues therefore I want you to understand that this office is now control over this issue. Hence with the power invested in us we are here to assure you that we will complete this project accordingly without compliance we promised to recall your happiness therefore we also use this opportunity to advise you to stop further communication with whom ever that claiming to have your funds because your file is right here with us. Finally we have contacted the funds origin authority USA and you are required to secure the Funds Clearance Certificate and Non-Inspection Clearance which the two documents will cost you $250 USD. We understand that the $250 USD fee might be too much for you to pay now, So we further make things easier for you by discussed with the Federal Ministry of Finance on your behalf for them to give you the grace of sending only US$100 USD for now, after the Diplomatic Agent deliver your consignment of ATM CARD, then you will pay the remaining balance of $150 USD.But if you are ready to pay the $250 at once that is very good, And hence this transaction is concern we advise you should send the $100 USD direct to our office here so that we will official handle this issue. Buy Steam Wallet Gift Card or iTunes card or Sephora card scratch back of the card and send the photo to this email,just for your own favor, Please be advise to re-confirm the listed below details,And if you need bank to bak wire transfer please try to re-confirm your banking details to avoid wrong transfer, First Name : Last Name : your country State Of Origin: Phone Number: Email Address: Occupation: S*x: Male Bank Name: Bank Address: your ID CARD; We awaiting your immediate actions to this information and pls for security reasons send us through this email, Yours Truly Mrs. Kirstjen Michele Nielsen U.S Secretary of Homeland Security Email(homeland_security@yeah.net" Here is another scam.

"From: Kevin McAleenan Sent: 06 December 2019 09:35 Subject: My name is Kevin Kealoha McAleenan Good day Brenda Callagher, My name is Kevin Kealoha McAleenan, The United States Secretary General of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner. Have you received any call from the delivering agent in-charge of your ATM Cards package from the United Nations Debt Management office (UNDMO) Note: The backup paper work of your package/consignment has certified to the U.S Customs and Homeland Security that the source in which the funds is coming from is 100% legitimate for that reason your package has been released from on hold. Please, to permit we monitor the delivering of your package to avoid wrong delivering, you are advice to respond to this message now and e-mail the UN delivering officer from London to know where he is. Name: Mr. Gabriele MacDonald. Phone Number: (718) 675-5078 E-Mail: dle542100732@gmail.com For your information, our arrangement with the delivering agent is that you will pay the delivering cost or charge once you have received your funds, so from now on you are warn to cut off your telephone and email conversation with any Courier company or security agencies to avoid wrong information. Thanks for your co-operation Kevin McAleenan United States Secretary General of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20229 www.dhs.gov" Here is another scam.

Here is another scam: "From: Mr Eric matt Sent: 22 October 2019 16:06 Subject: ATTANTION BENEFICIARY Hello My name is Mr Eric matt the Assistant sectary of Home Land security. During my routine checks on our warehouse yesterday, we discovered a cargo box. While scanning the box our cash track machine detected that the content of the Box the Diplomat is delivering to you is cash worth 8.5 Million USA, and we decided to break the box, and we found out that, The Diplomat who arrived with the box made several attempts to reach you all efforts Proved abortive so he decided to leave the box and travel back to his country, so if you are serious to receive your box, get back to me today. Remember to reconfirm your full details to avoid any wrong payment Full Name_ S*x _ Occupation_ Home Address_ Cell phone number:_ City_ Country_ Contact Assistant sectary of Home Land security Email < mrericmatt65@gmail.com > Mr Eric matt the Assistant sectary PHONE NUMER 13097773175"

"From: "uscis-office@presidency.com" Sent: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 at 3:52 am Subject: USCIS Department of Homeland Security, U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS), Application Support Center(A‪SC),‬ ‪2675 Prosperity Avenue‬, Fairfax, VA 22031, United States. *Phone: ‪‪ 1 (315) 690-4304‬‬ *Hearing/Speech Disabilities: TTY ‪‪(800) 767-1833‬‬ ATTN: This is in reference to inquiries from you and your Employer regarding the issuance of Employment Authorization Document or Residence Permit, Work Permit, Visa, Foreign Affairs Certificate and National Insurance to enable you live and work legally here. We would like to bring to your notice that we are in receipt of the Hard Copies of your Agreement Contract as forwarded to us by your Employer, the Michelangelo New York Hotel. As our being in contact with your Employer, we just received a notification from our Account Officers now that your Employer contacted them not quite long, that they will be responsible for the payment for your Visa, Foreign Affairs and Flight Ticket, while you are to bear the charges of your Residence Work Permit. In accordance with the Law of the United States, it is the duty of any Foreign Contractor/Agent/Employee to pay responsibly for the procurement and acquisition of Residence Work Permit. According to the Law which is holding the US Department of Homeland Security and Diplomatic Services, the Employer will take the responsibility of obtaining Flight ticket, Visa and Foreign Affairs for the Employee, while the Employee will cater for his/her Residence Work Permit. Attached here are the official Visa and Work Permit Application Forms. You are required to print out the Forms, fill in correctly the required information in the spaces provided after which you are required to send back the scanned copy of the completed Forms to us via e-mail attachment. As soon as you have completed the Application Forms, you are then required to scan and send back to us the following as listed below; * Scanned copy of the completely filled Residence Work Permit Application Form. * Scanned copy of the Visa Application Form * Scanned copy of your International Passport * Scanned copy of two(2) recent passport sized photographs * Your designated address, to be correctly and clearly written in the e-mail body, where your traveling documentations would be sent to. The following is a breakdown of the total cost of applying for an Employment Authorization Document or Residence Work Permit with Application Assistance: • Application Assistance Fee: 180.00USD • USCIS Fee: 410.00USD (Exceptions available for some application reasons; i.e, Disability Waiver) • Biometrics Fee: 85.50USD (Exceptions available for some application reasons) • Total Fee: 675.50USD We now have strict penalties for any Applicant found to be involved in any fraudulent means to obtain Employment Authorization Document. It is a criminal offense and anyone found wanting will be made to face the full wrath of the law and will also be banned from entering the United States for a minimum of Ten (10) Years. Upon the receipt of the above mentioned requirements, we shall take the necessary steps to process all your required Immigration Documents. Upon successful approval of your Immigration Documents by the Department of State (DOS), Office of Authentications in Washington DC, the Hard Copies of your Contract Agreement, Appointment Letter and Traveling/Immigration Documents shall be couriered to you and the United States Embassy in your home country or current country of residence. You are also advised to proceed to the United States Embassy with your sealed processed documents as soon as you receive them. NOTE: Your documents would be processed here in the United States on your behalf by our Office. The processing of your Traveling Documents will only take us five to eight working days to be done and ready for use, during which all formal documentation processes and approval will be carried out. All you are advised to do now is to get back to us with your filled Application Forms alongside with other supportive documents. We shall instruct you on how to proceed with the filing of your USCIS, Biometrics and Application Assistance Services fees for EAD/Residence Work Permit Document as soon as we receive your filled Application Forms. You are to direct all enquiries regarding the filling of your Forms to our Office as your Processing Officer would be glad to assist you. Thank you for your co-operation and we await your email and the necessary requirements, so as for further actions to be taken. Kindest Regards, Angeles Palacios, Alisa Dillard, Michael Barry and Lalaine Cabral USCIS Processing Officers, Deputy Field Office Director and Account Officer in charge. Fairfax Office, Department of Homeland Security, United States. Disclaimer: The information available on this mail is intended only for the recipient, and many details which are relevant to particular circumstances may have been omitted. It is a complete statement of immigration and nationality law or policy. When deciding applications, caseworkers in the office of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will follow the relevant casework guidance instructions and the immigration rules and nationality law. Any inquiries, complaints and the use and re-use of this information resource should be sent by e-mail: ‪‪uscis-office@presidency.com‬‬ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office © 2019 - All rights reserved." Another scam.

Here is another scam: - Forwarded message - From: HON GARY LINDEN Date: Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 9:43 AM Subject: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS WASHINGTON, DC 20520 GREETING FROM USA EMBASSY, ATTENTION: THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR PACKAGE HAS BEEN IN OUR CUSTODY WAITING FOR YOUR COMPLY BEFORE THE DELIVERY WILL BE EFFECTED TO YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO CONTACT US REGARDING YOUR PACKAGE THAT DHL EXPRESS COMPANY SUPPOSE TO DELIVER TO YOUR ADDRESS WHICH WAS PUT ON HOLD BY US DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU, REQUESTING FOR CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE WHICH WILL BE OBTAINED FROM THE ORIGINATION COUNTRY OF THE PACKAGE BEFORE IT WILL BE RELEASED/SUBSEQUENT DELIVERY TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS. AFTER THE MEETING HELD BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTOR WHICH WAS CONCLUDED THAT DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO YOUR ADDRESS MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 48 HOURS UPON YOUR COMPLY TO OUR REQUIREMENT WHICH IS BY SENDING THE SUM OF $50.00 TO ENABLE US OBTAIN THE NEEDED CERTIFICATE AND EFFECT THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE IMMEDIATELY. NOTE THAT YOUR PACKAGE HAS BEEN ARRIVED IN US EMBASSY AND WAITING TO RECEIVE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE BEFORE THE DATE PASS IS GIVEN, YOU ARE ADVICED TO RECONFIRM THE BELOW INFORMATION UPON CONTACTING US TO AVOID DELIVERY TO WRONG PERSON. FULL NAME ADDRESS PHONE ONCE YOU NOTIFY US WITH THE ABOVE INFORMATION WE WILL RELEASE/DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO YOU. YOU CAN CONTACT US ON THE CONTACT NAME AND E-MAIL ADDRESS BELOW, CONTACT PERSON, MR FRANK NICHOLAS PHONE/FAX 1 ( 815 491 6280 ) EMAIL: ( u.s.departmentofstate@contractor.net ) NOTE THAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PAY ONLY $50.00 FOR CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE AND YOU ARE TO PAY IT TO BENIN REPUBLIC AS THE ORIGINATION COUNTRY OF THE CONSIGNMENT BOX IN FAVOUR OF MR. IKE ANA AS OUR ACCOUNTANT OFFICER IN BENIN REPUBLIC. SEND THE $50.00 THROUGH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM ONCE YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE. RECEIVERS NAME REX STEVE CITY COTONOU COUNTRY BENIN CODE 229 TEST QUESTION IN GOD TEST ANSWER WE TRUST AMOUNT $50.00 ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY US THROUGH E-MAIL WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK UP BY OUR ACCOUNTANT IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON RELEASE/DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE. TREAT THIS AS MATTER OF URGENCY . NOTE THAT ANY UNCLIAMED CONSIGNMENT WILL BE RETURNED TO DHL EXPRESS COMPANY AFTER ONE WEEK. SO YOU ARE URGENTLY ADVISED TO COMPLY WITH OUR DEMANDS SO THAT WE CAN RELEASE YOUR CONSIGNMENT. HON GARY LINDEN. PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER UNITED STATE EMBASSY. FROM UNITED STATE EMBASSY.

Here is another scam: "From: Joan Clos (UN) Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 6:40 AM Subject: Re: YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT! Hello and Congratulations! This is to acquaint you on the outcome of our 1 day meeting held between the U.S Department of Homeland security Washington DC, U.N International Financial Investigation Unit and the Association of Better Business Bureau to compensate all scam victims. Upon due verification, we have jointly approved the sum US$1.5m (One million, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) for every confirmed victim. Your E-mail address was selected through a just concluded random computer ballot system, and you were among the few selected beneficiary to be compensated at the ongoing 2019 compensation program. Furthermore, adequate arrangement has been put in place for your approved payment to be remitted to you via issuance of a Platinum Visa Debit Card that can be accessible at any inter-switch cash machine anywhere in the world. Finally; for the purpose of proper verification of your claims, it is imperative that you furnish us with the following of your details necessary to process release/remittance of your payment: Your Full Name(s): Your Direct Telephone Number: Contact Address( For Your Visa Card Delivery) Age: Profession: Photocopy of any I.D you may have: You are expected to forward the above information to the Authorized Payment Center in South Africa below: Paying Bank: FIRST NATIONAL BANK, GP Contact Person: GEORGE LAFFOR E-mail: v58mnuxr9i40woj@jetable.org Phone: 27-63-988-3018 You are advised to contact the above bank immediately with your information to enable your fund processed and released to you within the stipulated time frame. Cordially, Joan Clos. Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme 1 (636)-345-5001."