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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 USA <of053629@gmail.com>
Reply-To: FBI USA <fbiusa28@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:12:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: MESSAGE FROM NEW FBI HON. JAMES B. COMEY JR.


FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Address: 601 4th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20535, United States
Message From New FBI HON JAMES B. COMEY JR.

GOOD DAY,

We
the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC, believe you
received the previous message we sent to you, prior to your dealings
with the U.S Custom Authority at (Border) Agency Director General Mr
Admlral Sir Charles Montgomery New York as regards to your over-due
contract payment consignment trunk box worth $17.4million dollars only),
which was endorsed in your favor and like we stated earlier, we have
dully screened through this project as stipulated on our protocols of
operation and have finally confirmed that your contract payment is 100%
genuine and hitch free from all facet and of which you have the lawful
right to claim your fund without any further delay.

This is to
bring to your notice that we have just been informed through secrete
source that the the U.S Custom Authority at (Border) are making
arrangement to have your contract fund wired into the Bank account of
Mrs Jane Frederick, the lady that contacted them, earlier and presented
some documentations evidencing your claim purported to have being signed
personally by you for the release of your contract fund to her, since
you have chose to ignore their messages and refuse to pay the required
$180.00  USD for Custom Clearance Certificate C.C.C. charges as imposed,
despite of the advise we gave to you.

I want to personally
assure you once again that you will have every course to smile and be
happy upon conclusion of this project, as we will continue monitoring
all your services with them at all level as well as your correspondence,
until you have received your Metal Trunk Box accordingly,we are here to
protect your interest and that is the reason why we are doing all we
can to make sure all goes well, this is a huge amount of money which we
don't wish for you to lose.

We understand that the imposed fee
might be too much for you to pay so to further make things easier for
you, we have discussed with the U.S Custom Authority at (Border)
International Airport New York pleaded on your behalf for them to give
you the grace of sending half of the charges which will be only 180 USD 
for now after which the Diplomatic Agent deliver your consignment trunk
box to you then once you receive your fund, you can then pay the
remaining balance of 180  USD All we want you to do right now is to send
the half of the money with the name listed below so we can forward it
to Benin Republic Customs authority to help us obtain the Custom
Clearance Certificate C.C.C. and the diplomat will make the delivery to
your home address tomorrow morning.

Description of Your Consignment box to be delivered:

Type:......CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX
Size:......2:1 CM.
Weight:...5.6KG.
Colour:.....BROWN BOX
Registration  NO: 98952457
Serial  1256784375
Pin numbe..0254

Contact
us right away and let me know when you will send half of the charges as
we discussed with them to enable them route your fund to you with
immediate effect. This is a life time opportunity and we will advise you
to take advantage of it, before it will become too late to do so.

Receiver's
Data / information: send it via Western Union / Money Gram or Ria Money
transfer allow to send it down to Benin Republic to obtain the needed
paper work to complete the delivery.

Receiver's Name: ODILI EZE
City Location: Cotonou
Country: Benin Republic
Question: TRUST
Answer:  Here
Amount::: 180.00 USD
Sender's Name
Sender's Address....
MTCN...

Also
be informed that we came to an agreement with the U.S Custom Authority
at (USA) International Airport New York that you will be sending half of
the fee, latest before the end of tomorrow so please we will advise
that you send the fee right away because if you fail to do that, then
they will have no other choice than to release your fund to Mrs Lisa 
Robert   who is ready to work with them, and that am sure will be a very
great loss to you as we will not be able to help you then, hence your
fund will be lost forever. This is an official notification and we
advise you treat it with utmost urgency, in your best interest. God
bless you !

Yours in service,
FBI DIRECTOR,
HON JAMES B. COMEY JR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 11155

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