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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: "Comey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamescomeyfbiwashingtondic@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:04:59 +0100
Subject: THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE NEW DIRECTOR FBI JAMES B. COMEY, GET BACK TO ME

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
 
 
 
FUND BENEFICIARY,
 
 
 
My letter to you is not a scam or fraud related transaction.
 
 
After the tenure of Robert Muller expired on 4th of September, the US PRESIDENT Barrack Obama appointed me Mr. James B. Comey to see the 
affairs of the FBI, as the new director of this office federal bureau of investigation I promised him (Barack  Obama) that I will serve with total sincerity and honest
 
in the discharge of my duties by ensuring that every beneficiary receive his or her payment during my tenure.
 
 
 
In view of this, any office /office’s or individual contacting you in respect of this outstanding payment $15M USD without my authorization is considered a fraud and
 
 
not worthy and should be ignored by forwarding it to my desk for further confirmation, our duty is to investigate matters relating to scams, frauds of various kind in
 
 
the world will be brought to Book.
Before we start contacting you we already have started investigation made confirmation about you been the rightful beneficiary of this fund.
 
 
 
Once I got response from you, I will direct you to the accredited attorney John  Peri  of SSS(STATE SECURITY SERVICE), to issue the RELEASING DOCUMENTS  to you at no
 
 
cost. After securing the documents from SSS (STATE SECURITY SERVICE) then you SEND it to me and I will pass instruction to the releasing Bank to effect your payment
 
 
into your nominated account.
 
 
Thus I am assuring you that all you have experienced in the past through Mr. Robert Muller has come to end.
 
so fell free to communicate with me!
 
Yours  Faithfully
James B. Comey, Jr.
 
New Director FBI

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