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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: "Robert S. Mueller III." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbiwiretrapinternetdept@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 01:28:59 -0700
Subject: FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET.

Robert S. Mueller III
Executive Director
Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI Washington D.C

FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET.

Attention :

We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant security Agencies here in the United states of America, have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network, that you presently have a transaction going on with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), regards to your over-due contract payment funds which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly.

It might interest you to know, that we have taken our time in screening through this contract payment fund notification as stipulated on our protocol of operation, and have finally confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and legal with due process of law. This stated fund is free from all illegal activities. Having the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay.Furthermore we will advise you to go ahead and deal with the Central Bank office accordingly. And with out global security device, we will be monitoring all their activities of the bank with your cooperation.

Furthermore, we want to past this on your notice, that we recently had a meeting with the Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,the person of Mr.Sansui Lamido Sansui and Mr. Emakpo Sam Banks along with some top officials of the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) regarding your case and they made us to understand that your file has been held with them pending on when you will personally come for your full claims. They also told us that the only problem they are facing right now is that, with the information that they have gotten states clearly that their are some unscrupulous element whom have been making use of the name of the Central Bank Governor,( MR. SANSUI LAMIDO SANSUI ) and that of the Financial Secretary to scam citizen of the United State of America and the rest part of the world.

We the federal bureau of investigation FBI will be using this medium as an avenue to inform our citizen to be aware of miscreants, making use of the name of the CBN Nigeria to scam innocent people off their hard earned money by impersonating the Executive Governor and His Financial Secretary of the Central Bank office. To further inform you on the high level of security measure, that we the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, have taken into consideration, it might interest you to know, that we have our Secret Agents that works in collision with the Nigeria Security Defense Department that tackle issue in regards to funds cases to real Beneficiary of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The Security Agency in Nigeria that works under an appended Law of Foreign Payment Funds with the Country is known as the EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission).The Security Agency (EFCC) was established to combat Financial and Economic Crimes. The commission is empowered to prevent, investigate, prosecute and penalize Economic and Financial Crimes and its charged with the responsibility of enforcing the provision of other Laws and regulating Economic activities in regards to funds transfer to foreigners abroad. We are the financial intelligent unit (FIU) in Nigeria, which is charged with the responsibility of coordinating the various financial institutions in Nigeria involved in funds transfer to foreigners abroad.

The above security department (EFCC) in Nigeria assists citizen around the world especially that of the united state of America, to inform them if their contract payment fund with the CBN is real. The security department was established with a reason to amend and adjust the image of the central bank in Nigeria, and to direct funds owner to whom to contact and deal with in relation to funds from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

We the FBI have 100% assurance with this Security Department in Nigeria, and we will advise you to contact them further for clarification of your payment funds with the bank on (e.fccnig@hotmail.com ). You will be briefed on the right bank to contact and how your payment funds will be monitored by them and to ensure your payment funds delivery without wasting of durable time. Immediately you have contacted the above security department in Nigeria (e.fccnig@hotmail.com), we will advise you to get back to us with update, in order to advise you further from our department FBI.

We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Joan C. Bailey from OHIO and another person named as Mr. Machovina Wachovia who resides in Missouri as well, had already contacted the central bank of Nigeria, presenting some documents as an evidence to claim your funds. The proposed people, have tried to present to the Central Bank of Nigeria a signed copy of document of clearance from the presidency to have been signed personally by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued at about US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen million united states dollars), but the Central Bank office did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before they go ahead on transferring your payment funds to the listed people above.

The central bank of Nigeria, forwarded to us all the documents, and we scrutinized them one after the other to make sure that they are legit, based on the investigation that we have concluded on their files, we discovered that the document, that was sent, claiming that you authorized them to have your funds transferred are not real, but forged in order to have your payment funds transferred to them. With security level and information that we recently received from the security department in Nigeria, know as the (EFCC). We were further informed that we should always advise and guide our citizen to know whom and rightful organization to contact in order to have their over due contract payment funds transferred to them by the bank. and also, to let it known to our citizen, that they should always adhere to the instruction given to them by the FBI, in order to direct them on the right bank to deal with.

Furthermore, we were given listed scam email addresses of some miscreant, whom have been impersonating the name of the central bank of Nigeria CBN to scam people around the world.Prior to the investigation, that we have concluded on, you are advised from the FBI, and the EFCC Nigeria, to STOP any further contact with any email addresses, or any ongoing contract payment fund with any bank, that is not directly from the real Central Bank of Nigeria CBN. These are listed scam email addresses and name of organization that is commonly used by scammers to deceive people of the united state and rest people all over the would , such as (sky bank, uba, afribank, zenith bank, backlays bank, wema bank etc).Any listed names of banks, that is not from the central bank of Nigeria CBN which serves as a bankers bank to the country should be disregarded, and with immediate response, you are advised to contact the real central bank of Nigeria on any of this email addresses listed for the full!
claims of your contract payment

For clarification and attending to your payment within 48 hours stated by the protocol of payment funds transfer from the CBN accorded law of funds transfer:

NAME: MR. SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
MR. EMAKPO SAM BANKS (FINANCIAL SECRETARY)


OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria
Central Business District,
Cad astral Zone, federal
Capital Territory,
Nigeria.

TEL: +234-70-36-810-013

Email: (central.bnnkdeptt@gmail.com).


NOTE:

Furthermore, any email or calls, that does not come from these above email addresses of the bank ( central.bnnkdeptt@gmail.com). and phone numbers (+234-70-36-810-013) should not be responded to and should be disregarded accordingly for security reasons. Meanwhile, we will advise you to contact the Central Bank office immediately with any of the above email addresses and request that they should attend to you payment file as directed in order to enable your funds to be released for urgent transfer accordingly.

Ensure you follow all their procedure as required by them in order to hasten up the effective procedures of transferring your funds to you as designated by you. Also have in mind that the Central Bank of Nigeria equally have their own protocol of operation as stipulated on their banking realm, so any delay on your payment funds transfer, should not be tolerated.

Once again, we will advise you to contact them with the above email address and make sure you forward to them all the needed information which might be required from you prior to the release of your fund. All modality has already been worked out even before you were contacted and note that we will be monitoring all your day to day transaction with them as you proceed, so you don't have anything to worry about. All we require from you henceforth is an update so as to enable us be on track with you and the Central Bank of Nigeria. Without wasting much time, you are advised to contact them immediately with the above email addresses so as to enable them attend to your case accordingly without any further delay as time is already running out.

In case you need any more information in regards to this notification, feel free to get back to us in order to brief you more, because we are here to guide and serve you better during and after this contract fund has been completely perfected and immediately your contract payment funds has been transferred.

Thanks, for your anticipated cooperation in advance as we earnestly await your urgent response towards this matter.

Best Regards,

Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigations
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA.

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