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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.WASHINGTON DC" <susandansuki01@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: "FBI.WASHINGTON DC" <fbiwashinggton@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 07:59:52 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI

    OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI
    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
    FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
    ROBERT MUELLER III.
    FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
    FROM: ROBERT MUELLER III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF
    INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON DC. FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET.
    
    Dear Honorable Beneficiary;
    
    The federal bureau of investigation (FBI) through our intelligence monitoring network has discovered that you have not received your inheritance fund and compensation funds. We want you to know that it's all your fault, because you are dealing with the wrong people, and never will you ever receive your funds from them. Your funds is not in Africa, whatever thing your doing with people in Africa is called fraud. Your funds are here in United States and very close to you, and until you realize that you will never receive your funds.

    Recently the fund has been legally approved to be paid through Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina. So we the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington DC, in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) financial department have investigated through our monitoring network noting that your transaction with the Bank of America is 100% legal.
    
    You have the legitimate right to complete your transaction and claim your funds $15,500,000 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) from their custody right away. Also because of so much scam going on nowadays, we the Federal Bureau of Investigation decided to contact the Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina for them to give us their procedures on how to send this money to you without any further complain or delay. We just got an information from the Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina that they are waiting for you to send them your information for the remittance of your funds into your account. We would advice you to contact Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina now and send them your information so that they can make the transfer as they are already waiting for you to contact them.
    
    We are here to protect you from any unforseen problem until you receive your funds in your bank account, you don't have to panic because we are behind you and we shall always help you to monitor this transaction to ensure that you are not cheated by anybody in the bank. The only Bank you are to deal with is the Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina, because that is where your money is right now, so immediately you receive this email, kindly contact them as soon as possible for the transfer of the funds to your bank account.
    
    Below is the Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina contact information:
    Address: 100 North Tryon St
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
    Contact person: Mr. Jimmy Douglas
    Position: Managing Director
    Email: bankofamerica2222@usa.com
    
    Contact them as soon as you receive this email and also make sure you follow their instruction and forward their correspondence to us so that we can monitor everything accordingly.
    
    Looking forward to hear from you as soon as you receive this message.
    
    Best Regards,

    James Comey.
    Director,
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    J. Edgar Hoover Building
    935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
    NW Washington, D.C.
    20535-0001, USA
    eMail: washingtondc.fbi@usa.com
            fbiwashinggton@yahoo.com

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