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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: "Federal Bureau Of Investigation" <f.bureauinvestigation@aol.com>
Reply-To: fbi.federal.bureau.investigation@usa.com
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:07:11 +0000
Subject: www.fbi.gov.com

FBI WASHINGTON D.C.

601 4th Street NW
Washington, DC 20535
www.fbi.gov.com
email :fbi.federal.bureau.investigation@usa.com


URGENT RESPONDS NEEDED FROM YOU NOW

With due respect and profound humility: I am deeply sorry over the delay in response to your e-mail hence I am replying this faithful morning been  Friday  the 28 day of jun 2013. Without prolonging issues, we have set up modalities towards the successful accomplishment of your viable shipment strictly in your favor prior to your compliance with my sincere advice. I am only trying to help you because of the way the payment was handled in the past. Secondly, I can not sit and watch you loose your funds after confiding in me. As a matter of fact, there are still decent and God fearing people here in the FBI Washington, D.C. Office Benin Republic which I am a good example. Since I came to this office in the year 2006, I have helped so many foreign Contractors/Beneficiaries from all paths of the world in claiming their long over due fund from the Benin Government. good news, we have a meeting with international monetary fund and federal government of Benin republic over your  long overdue contract payment and we informed them that your fund should not cost you anything because is your money which we finally reached agreement today that all the payment will be paid Via Atm smart card been the simplest way to transfer huge amount of money to avoid cost of transfer and other statutory document to the united states document like (united states patriot act) which we stretched to have a strung agreement over the payment that it will cost you $55.00 usd only for delivery of your Atm Smart Card Via FedEx  Or fedex Delivering Company. however, you have only three working days to send the $55.00usd to FedEx  courier company for delivering of your card, 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 republic to cancel your payment that has been programmed into 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 in case you received any e-mails or calls regarding to this from any individuals claimed to be me, or who ever that claims he/she has your funds, such calls or e-mails from any organization to you such must be forwarded to us immediately, it might come to you with different proposals with different names including my name asking you to come and claim 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, again without this code (8819) don’t get back to this office.

Moreover, first batch of your card which contains $1.5 Million U.S. dollars has been activated Your payment would be sent to you via FedEx   because we have signed a contract with them which should expired by 28 July  2013, below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from FedEx website (www.fedex.com) to confirm people like you who have received their payment successfully.

Richard autry ==============532125506378
Gary metzger ============== 532125504905
Mark stubbs ==============871363116168

However, we hereby advised you based on our commendation/ instructions, your complete contract/inheritance over-due funds will be released immediately upon your contact to the newly appointed payment officer that will hand over your card to FedEx  Courier Company with the payment for delivery of your packaged if you choose to have it delivered to you. You are therefore advised to contact Hon Dr. Pat Sanchez appointed director atm swift card/foreign operation dept and ask him how can  you forward the payment information to  FedEx  courier company below is the payment information.

Receiver’s name: Okeke Daniel
Country;;;;;;;; Benin republic
City;;;;;;; Cotonou
Text question:;;;;;;; In God
Text answer:;;;;;;; We Trust
Amount:;;;;;;; $55 usd
Receiver’s Address: Cotonou /Benin Republic
Mtcn Number: #
Sender’s name: #
Sender’s address: #

As soon as you send the delivery fees forward it to this email address:

Contact person:  Hon. Dr. Pat Sanchez
Private email address:  dr.patsanchez@dr.com
Telephone number: +229-99102519

You’re advised to contact us immediately so as to enable us facilitate the speedy processing and release of your delivery since is the only $55.00usd that is keeping your card their in Africa. Contact him with the following information as refer to above.

Note: you're advised to furnish the newly appointed paymaster general of the federation with your correct and valid details to enable him expedite speed action on the processing of your payment. we expect your swift response to this email to enable us monitor this payment delivery effectively thereby making contact with the international monetary fund 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 his office for processing and verification.

Yours faithfully,
MR.CHRIS SWECKER, III

CONTACT EMAIL: fbi.federal.bureau.investigation@usa.com
DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES FBI

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