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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbiusafederalbureauinvestigati20@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 17:10:48 +0100
Subject: FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY 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
 
ATTN:
 
GOOD NEWS, WE HAVE A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA 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 TO AGREEMENT YESTERDAY
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 ONLY $145 USD ONLY FOR DELIVERY
OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD VIA UPS OR FEDEX DELIVERING COMPANY BUT YOU
ALSO HAVE OPTION OF COLLECTING YOUR ATM SMART CARD AT THEIR OFFICE IF
YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY THE FEE.
 
HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY TWO WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS $145 U.S.
 
DOLLARS TO FEDEX OR UPS COURIER COMPANY FORDELIVERING OF YOUR CARD,IF
WE DONT HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION; THE FEDERAL BUREAU
OF INVESTIGATION WILL NOT HESITATE BY GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA 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, 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 (555)
DOESNT GET BACK TO THIS OFFICE.
 
MOREOVER, FIRST BATCH OF YOUR CARD WHICH CONTAINS 3,000.000.00 MILLION
U.S. DOLLARSHAS BEEN ACTIVATED AND IS THE TOTAL FUND LOADED INSIDE THE
CARD. YOURE FUND WHICH IS IN TOTAL 10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S.
 
DOLLARSWILL COME IN BATCHES OF 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARSAND
THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH.YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA UPS OR
FEDEX BECAUSE WE HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRED
BY JULY 30TH OR YOU CAN GO OVER TO THEIR OFFICE TO COLLECT YOUR CARD
WHICH YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY THE $145. 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 ============== 869713119185
GARY METZGER ============== 871363130860
MARK STUBBS ==============871363116168
 
HOWEVER, WE HEREBY ADVISEDYOU THAT BASED ON OUR
RECOMMENDATION/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 UPS
OR 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 MR.PAUL MIKE APPOINTEDDIRECTOR ATM SWIFT
CARD/FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT AND ASK HIM HOW CAN FORWARD THE PAYMENT
INFORMATION TO FEDEX OR UPS COURIER COMPANY BELOW IS
 
THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.
 
Senders Name............
Receivers Name: Joseph Ignatius
Country/City:Abuja/Nigeria
Code: 234
Test Question: Which Colour
Answer : Red
Amount: $145 usd
MTCN................
SENDERS NAME:
SENDERS ADDRESS:
 
PLEASE AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE MONEY FORWARD IT TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS OK:
CONTACT PERSON: MR.PAUL MIKE
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: cbnbanknig2013@yahoo.com
CONTACT DIRECT NUMBER: +1724 8608 212
 
YOU'RE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO ENABLE HIM
FACILITATE THE SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS
THE ONLY $145 USD 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 SPEEDY ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT. WE EXPECT
YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT
DELIVERYEFFECTIVELY THEREBY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND AS DIRECTED TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY.
YOURE 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.
 
CONGRATULATIONS.
IN GOD WE TRUST.
YOURS IN SERVICE,
JAMES B COMEY
FBI Director
E, MAIL:www.fbius@mail.com

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