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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:

Fraud email example:

From: " OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <consultant.28@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:08:30 -0700
Subject: FBI OFFICE













Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division=20
Fbi Headquarters In Washington, D.C.=20
Federal Bureau Of Investigation=20
J. Edgar Hoover Building=20
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 Website: www.=
fbi.gov
Date: 13/6/2009

ATTENTION=20

This is an official advice from the fbi foreign Remittance / telegrap=
hic dept.,it has come to our notice that the C.B.N Bank Nigeria distr=
ict has released 10,500,000.00 US dollars into bank of America in you=
r name as the beneficiary, by inheritance means. The C.B.N Bank Niger=
ia knowing fully well that they do not have Enough facilities to effe=
ct this payment from the united kingdom to your account, used what we=
know as a secret diplomatic transit payment (s.t.d.p) to pay this fu=
nd through wire transfer, they used this means to complete the paymen=
t.
They are still, waiting for confirmation from you on the already Tran=
sferred funds which were made in direct transfer so that they can do =
final crediting to
your account. Secret diplomatic payments are not made unless the fund=
s are related to terrorist activities why must your payment be made i=
n secret transfer, if your transaction is legitimate, if you are not =
a terrorist, then
why did you not receive the money directly into your account; this is=
a pure coded, means of payment? Records which we have had with this =
method of payment in the past Has always been related to terrorist ac=
ts, we do not want you to get into trouble as soon
as these funds reflect in your account in the U.S.A, so it is our dut=
y as a world wide commission to correct this little problem before th=
is fund will be credited into your personal account. Due to the incre=
ased difficulty and unnecessary security by the American authorities =
when funds come from outside of Europe, and the Middle East, the f.b.=
i bank commission for Europe has stopped the transfer on its way to d=
eliver payment of $10,500,000.00 to debit your reserve account and pa=
y you through a secured diplomatic transit account (s.d.t.a). We gove=
rn and oversee funds transfer for the World Bank and the rest of the =
world. We advice you contact us immediately, as the funds have been S=
topped and are being held in our custody, until you can be able to pr=
ovide us with a diplomatic immunity seal of transfer (dist) within 3 =
days from the world local bank that authorize the transfer from where=
the funds was transferred from to certify thatthe funds that you are=
about to receive from Nigeria
are antiterrorist/drug fre
funds immediately we receive this legal documents.
---------------------------------------------------------------------=
---------------------------
We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper Verific=
ations and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to=
receive this fund,
because of the amount involve, we want to make sure is a clean and le=
gal money you are about to receive. Be informed that the fund are now=
in United State in
your name, but right now we have ask the bank not to release the fund=
to anybody that comes to them, unless we ask them to do so, because =
we have to carry out
our investigations first before releasing the fund to you. Note that =
the fund is in the BANK OF AMERICA right now, but we have ask them no=
t to credit the fund to you yet, because we need a solid proof and Ve=
rifications from you before releasing the funds. So to this regards y=
ou are to re-assure and proof to us that what you are about to receiv=
e is a clean money by sending to us FBI Identification Record and als=
o
Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) to satisfy to us that the =
money your about to receive is legitimate and real money. You are to =
forward the documents
to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you don=92t h=
ave it let us know so that we will direct and inform you where to obt=
ain the document and
send to us so that we will ask the bank holding the funds, the Bank O=
f America to go ahead Crediting your account immediately. These Docum=
ents are to be issued to you from the World Local Bank that Authorize=
d the transfer, so get back to us immediately if you don=92t have the=
document so that we will inform you the particular place to obtain t=
he document in United Kingdom (U.K), because we have come to realize =
that the fund was Authorized by (H.S.B.C) Bank in London. An FBI Iden=
tification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) oft=
en referred to as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listin=
g of certain information taken from fingerprint submissions retained =
by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal=
employment, naturalization, or military service. These Condition Is=
Valid until 30th of MAY. 2009 after we shall take actions on Canceli=
ng the payment and then charge you for illegally moving funds out of =
Nigeria. Guarantee: funds will be
released on confirmation=20
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----------------------------Final Instruction;=20
1. Credit payment instruction: irrevocable credit guarantee.=20
2. Beneficiary has full power when validation is cleared.=20
3. Beneficiaries bank in U.S.A., can only release funds.=20
4. Upon confirmation from the world bank / united nations.=20
5. Bearers must clear bank protocol and validation request.=20
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---------------------------NOTE: We have asked for the above document=
s to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible=
for the enhancement of public safety, welfare
and security of Society while recognizing the importance of individua=
l privacy rights. If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will=
charge you with the FBI and take our proper action against you for n=
ot proofing to us the legitimate of the fund you are about to receive=
. The United States Department of Justice Order 556-73 establishes ru=
les and regulations for the subject of an FBI Identification Record t=
o obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review. The FBI Criminal=
Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these request=
s to check illegal activities in U.S.A.=20
An individual may request a copy of his or her own FBI Identification=
Record for personal review or to challenge information on the Record=
. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her own Id=
entification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy =
a requirement to live or work in a foreign country or receive funds f=
rom another country, i.e. Diplomatic Immunity Seal of Transfer, lette=
r of good conduct, criminal history Background, etc.) THANKS FOR YOUR=
CO-OPERATION.

ROBERT MUELLER

WASHINGTON DC
Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division=20
Fbi Headquarters In Washington, D.C.=20
Federal Bureau Of Investigation=20
J. Edgar Hoover Building=20
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 Website: www.=
fbi.gov
=20


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