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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 Directo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federalbureauodinvestigation17@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:41:14 +0100
Subject: PLEASE GETBACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE

 
 
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND US$10M ONLY VIA ATM VISA CARD
 
This is to inform you that your payment of USD$10 Million from the 
Federal Republic of Nigeria has been released and ready to be paid to 
your via ATM VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw the US$10 
Million from any ATM Machine in any part of the world.
 
we have a meeting with the Federal Government of Nigeria, we informed 
them that your fund should not cost you any thing because is your 
money (Your  Card). Moreover, we have an agreement with them that you 
should pay only delivering of your  card and insurance coverage fee 
which will cost you $96 U.S. DOLLARS for the delivering of  your ATM 
CARD/insurance coverage.
 
However, you have only three working days to send this $96 U.S.DOLLARS 
To JAMES MARK for the delivering of your card, if we don’t hear from 
you with the payment information; the Federal Government will cancel 
the card.
 
We have mandated the Arab Bank Nigeria to issue an ATM VISA CARD and 
PIN# which you will use to withdraw the fund from any ATM machine in 
any part of the world but the maximum amount you can withdraw per day 
is US$20,000.00. You are strongly advice immediately to contact JAMES 
MARK the Manager of Arab Bank Nigeria Plc via this email address: 
mrjosephwilliam@gmail.com Or call him on this number 
+234-8182672909 only for your (delivering of your ATM CARD/insurance 
coverage) and he will delivered your ATM visa card to you immediately.
 
No other charges except the delivering of your ATM CARD/insurance 
coverage. Listen as soon as he received the $96 Your delivery will 
take place( Pin Release order confirmation same day).
 
Note: You will only apply the pincode when you have paid your 
delivering of your ATM CARD/insurance coverage. because for now, it is 
still invalid until your ATM visa card get to you. If you pay your 
delivering of your ATM CARD/insurance coverage fee your pin number 
will be authenticated and gets valid thereby withdrawing your funds to 
the newly introduced system of payment by the Federal Republic of 
Nigeria and you can then make withdrawal by yourself. This is very 
simple just contact JAMES MARK.and send him your information such as;
 
1) Your Full Name.
2) Your Contact Address. working one because is where the ATM card
will go in to avoid mistake.
3) Your Home Phone, Mobile/Cell Phone and fax Number.
 
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this 
mail to avoid any further delay and remember to ask them to provide 
you with information how we wish to use in receiving their security 
keeping fee of 96 United States Dollars for their immediate 
action.Please my dear if you know that you will not pay this $96 
dollars please do not contact me or the DHL please i need some one 
that will pay and receive the atm card immediately
 
REMEMBER YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT TOWARDS THIS PACKAGE ONCE THE CHARGE FEE 
REQUIRED NOW IS PAID SHIPMENT WILL COMMENCE AND YOU WILL RECOVER ALL 
YOU HAVE SPENT RECENTLY. THE CHARGE FEE REQUIRED NOW IS NOT MUCH SO 
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE LAST FEE NEEDED WHICH IS $96 ONLY MY
ADVICE TO YOU IS TO GO AHEAD AND SEND THE CHARGE FEE VIA WESTERN 
UNION. THE WESTERN UNION INFORMATION BELOW BELONG TO JAMES MARK THE 
BRANCH MANAGER OF Arab Bank Nigeria SHIPPING DEPARTMENT NIGERIA. SEND 
$96 TO BELOW NAME .Please i will advise you to use  Money gram  to 
send the $96 now to  his agent in NIGERIA immediately so that the 
agent can work on the transaction very quick
 
 
RECEIVER NAME: CHIMEZIE UWANDU
LOCATION: LAGOS/NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION: GOD
ANSWER:YES
AMOUNT:$96
MTCN#
SENDER'S NAME:....
 
Please  Contact  he and forward the MTCN number to  his  Officer as 
soon as you send the $96 to the agent immediately
EMAIL: mrjosephwilliam@gmail.com
For confirmation of payment, you are to provide the below payment details.
 
1. MTCN (Ten Digit Money Transfer Control Number):
2. Senders Name:
3. Senders Address:
4. Attached Scanned Copy of the Western Union Payment Receipt.
5. Reconfirm Your Security Keeping Code: (Very Important)
6. Reconfirm Your Address for Delivery (Important).
 
Immediately contact JAMES MARK via E-mail along with the MTCN because 
the ATM VISA CARD approval in your name has been sent to JAMES MARK 
and he is  waiting for your above information include the evidence of 
Western Union or Money Gram (payment paper) to enable the most 
complete and up-to date records possible so that he will process and 
send you the CARD and PIN number without any delay. If the $96 can not 
be send now to JAMES MARK , we can as well cancel this and contact all 
the necessary authorities to this, we are waiting, asap your 
question,So make sure you contact him right now with your information 
and tell him that you received a message from the FBI of united state, 
Instructing you to contact him to  pay only $96 for immediate release 
of your fund via ATM VISA CARD.you have no other payment to  make 
except the delivering fee/insurance coverage fee.
 
 
Presently, this are few people that received there payment through
FedEx and Dhl website (www.FEDEX.com)/ (www.dhl.com)
 
 
LINDA KNICKERBOCKER ============== 1426426772 (www.dhl.com)
 
LD =============== 1426429662 (www.dhl.com)
 
GARY METZGER ============== 871363130860 (www.FEDEX.com)
 
MARK STUBBS ==============871363116168 (www.FEDEX.com)
 
 
Contact me if there is any delay from the so called gentleman 
incharge.Note that, the delivering fee/insurance coverage is must and 
very important, so take note of that.any other contact or payment you 
make apart from the delivering fee/insurance coverage is at your own 
risk. After JAMES MARK bring a report to us here that he have received 
the fee and your delivery will fasten under 24hours, latest 96 hours 
after confirmation. WE will like your respond to this call to avoid 
any further delaying. Do not be afraid for the fee, when replying this 
mail, include  your position and address so that we can register it 
here.
 
Remember: you require urgently to contact JAMES MARK  with below
  e-mail address: mrjosephwilliam@gmail.com
 
immediately after making the payment for the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD.
 
NOTE:FOR NON APPEARANCES,DO NOT CONTACT JAMES MARK, IF YOU CAN NOT PAY
FOR THE SHIPPING/INSURANCE COVERAGE OF YOUR ATM CARD AND THE CARD IS
NOT FOR YOU. SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
 
Your immediate response will be required.
 
Yours Sincerely,
CONGRATULATIONS.
MR JAMES B. COMEY
Washington DC FBI.Room, 7367J. Edgar Hoover Building
996 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20596-0001

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