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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: FBI OFFICE <lindawilliam044@superposta.com>
Reply-To: upsser_ltdcomp.bn777@yahoo.cn
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:52:48 +0800 (CST)
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FROM FBI OFFICE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA


FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20505-04771



ATTN: ATM CARD PAYMENT BENEFICIARY,



GOOD NEWS FOR YOU FROM THE FBI UNITED
STATES. WE HAD A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA/ BENIN OVER YOUR LONG OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENT
AND  WE AGREED WITH THEM THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD NOT COST YOU ANYTHING
BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY, WHICH WE FINALLY REACHED AN AGREEMENT YESTERDAY
THAT ALL THE PAYMENT WILL BE  PAID VIA ATM SMART CARD WHICH IS THE
SIMPLEST WAY TO TRANSFER HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID COST OF TRANSFER
AND OTHER STATUTORY DOCUMENTS, WHICH WE STRETCHED TO HAVE A STRONG
AGREEMENT OVER THE PAYMENT THAT WILL COST YOU ONLY $79 USD FOR DELIVERY
OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD VIA  UPS OR FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY DEPENDING ON
YOUR CHOICE.



HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY FOUR WORKING
DAYS TO SEND THIS REQUIRED DELIVERY FEE OF $79USD TO UPS COURIER COMPANY
FOR DELIVERING OF YOUR CARD BECAUSE YOUR CARD WILL BE DISPATCH TO THEM
IMMEDIATELY. AND IF WE DON’T HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION;
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WILL NOT  HESITATE BY GIVEN
INSTRUCTION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF Benin AND THE INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TO CANCEL YOUR PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY
APPROVED AND PROGRAMMED IN AN ATM SMART CARD.



I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY, THE
NOTICE BELOW STAND AS CAUTION BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS PROJECT, AS I WILL SOON
CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, LET THIS STAND AS A WARNING BEFORE
YOU  INCASE YOU RECEIVED  ANY E-MAILS OR CALLS REGARDING TO THIS FROM
ANY INDIVIDUAL, OFFICE, ORGANIZATION AND BANKS CLAIMING TO BE ME.



BE INFORMED THAT YOU MAY ALSO RECEIVE
SEVERAL E-MAILS AND TELEPHONE CALLS FROM ANY ORGANIZATION, SUCH MUST BE
FORWARDED TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR VERIFICATION.IT MIGHT COME TO YOU WITH
DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING MY NAME ASKING YOU TO
COME AND PUT CLAIM ON YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN FUNDS BELONGING TO YOU OR TO
SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU TO IGNORE SUCH E-MAILS OR CALLS,
WHILE YOU FORWARD IT TO US. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION. WHILE
RESPONDING TO THE ATM CARD PAYMENT OFFICER YOU MUST CONFIRM THIS CODE
(18062010) FOR IDENTIFICATION.



HOWEVER, BE INFORMED THAT THE PART
PAYMENT, WHICH IS 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS HAS BEEN LOADED IN
YOUR ATM SMART CARD AND YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN TUNE OF 1,500.000.00
MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  WILL COME IN BATCHES OF 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S.
DOLLARS  AND THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF YOUR PART PAYMENT.YOUR PAYMENT
WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA UPS COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY LIMITED BENIN
REPUBLIC BECAUSE WE HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD
EXPIRED BY AUGUST 4 2012. BELOW ARE FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS YOU CAN
TRACK FROM UPS WEBSITE(WWW.UPS.COM) TO CONFIRM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE
RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT SUCCESSFULLY.



JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570

GARY METZGER ==============1Z2X59394195952759

GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947

CAROL R BUCZYNSKI ==============1Z2X59394197862530

KARIMA EMELIA TAYLOR ==============1Z2X59394198591527

LISA LAIRD ==============1Z2X59394196641913

POLLY SHAYKIN ==============1Z2X59394198817702





HOWEVER,BE ADVISED BASED ON OUR
RECOMMENDATION/INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOUR COMPLETE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE
OVER-DUE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON YOUR CONTACT TO THE
NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMENT OFFICER  THAT WILL CARRY OUT THE DISPATCH OF
YOUR ATM SMART CARD TO UPS COURIER COMPANY WITH THE PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY
OF YOUR PACKAGED. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO CONTACT REV.JAMES LONG
IMMEDIATELY AS STATED BELOW  AS THE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF ATM SMART
CARD/FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT AND ASK HIM ON HOW AND WHERE TO SEND THE
PAYMENT OF  $79.00 ONLY TO FEDEX OF UPS COURIER COMPANY.



CONTACT PERSON: REV.JAMES LONG.

PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: upsser_ltdcomp.bn777@yahoo.cn

PRIVATE DIRECT TELL +229-98211297



YOU'RE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM
IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO ENABLE HIM FACILITATE A SPEEDY PROCESSING AND
RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS THE ONLY $79.00 USD THAT IS KEEPING
YOUR ATM SMART CARD. CONTACT HIM WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS
BELOW:



1. YOUR FULL NAME............................

2. CONTACT ADDRESS .........................................

3. YOUR AGE............................................

4. OCCUPATION............... ...........................

5. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER..................



NOTE: YOU'RE ADVISED TO FURNISH  YOUR
INFORMATION TO INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR REV JAMES
LONG WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS TO ENABLE HIM EXPEDITE SPEEDY
ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT. WE EXPECT YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE
TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF YOUR
ATM SMART CARD EFFECTIVELY THEREBY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT AS DIRECTED TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY.



YOU’RE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HIS
ADVICE AND DIRECTIVES TO AVOID DELAY IN RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE
YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED TO IMF OFFICE FOR PROCESSING
AND VERIFICATION.



CONGRATULATIONS.

YOURS IN SERVICE,

DIRECTOR

ROBERT MUELLER,

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 53146



Note: Disregard
any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in
possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice only to be in contact
with Rev.Dr.James Long who is the rightful person to deal with in
regards to your payment and forward any emails you get from impostors to
this office so we could act upon it immediately. Help stop cyber crime.



 

 



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