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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: "Gordon Bitko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbi-cio@rwp-law.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 06:56:21 +0700
Subject: PAYMENT STATUS!

Hello Dear.

This letter is in response to your with-held payment documents on Authorized certificate of Release covering the remittance of your inheritance funds.
We hope that you find the information provided below responsive to your concern and the concern ion of the Interpol, IMF and United States Government.

We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United States and our counterpart in Africa,Europe and Asia have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you had an on going transaction with financial institutions as regards to your over-due inheritance/contract payment which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly.

It might interest you to know that we have taken out time in screening through this project as stipulated on our protocol of operation and have finally confirmed that your 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.

In this verge, the United States Government through Homeland security is aware that the IMF, and others involved in monitoring fund have cleared and now requesting for the Authorized Certificate of Release from our office, Homeland Security which supersede every other offices and this certificate will permit the final and successful transfer of your funds to you without any hitches. Based on this re-examination, we remain of the view that the payment was appropriately approved by the bank.

We currently have jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal law. So you can see that we can track you down through Investigative programs. We have your address and your SOCIAL SECURITY number to get you at any time) and the evidence and status of your wired funds, so we can arrest you anytime.

I don't want to be wicked on you, therefore don't provoke us to do what we don't want to do, Last week Friday we arrested 3 beneficiaries living in America and Japan and London, I look forward to getting those documents on my table, This message has been copied for record purposes and the WHITE HOUSE. sign by (Andrew McCabe,) FBI Acting Director...Washington Metropolitan Field Office 601 4th Street N.W.Washington D.C. 20535-0002 and we have done our verification on your FBI Identification Record with our S.S.N, the only document remaining now is the Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) Which should be issued to you from our office . You are to contact the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) to obtain the above required document.

Contact Mrs. RENEE D. GRAHAM and send her USD $97.00 ( Ninety Seven United States Dollars ) only for the document via western union money transfer. Send the payment through western union to:

Names: RENEE
Surname: GRAHAM
State: OHIO
Country: United States
Amount: USD$ 97

Contact person: Renee D. GRAHAM
Email: fbi-cio@rwp-law.net

Send the fee immediately and contact him through above email address with the MTCN western union details:

1) Money laundering certificate
2) Anti-Terrorist certificate and Ownership Certificate
3) Tax Clearance Certificate and IMF Clearance Certificate .

It is urgent you provide the required document within 48rs, This has to be cleared! You are warned!


Regards,

Gordon Bitko
Chief Information Officer.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI.

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