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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: Agent Jason Gale <"www."@space.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Agent Jason Gale <amb.franked098@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 23:27:04 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Massage From Federal Bureau of Investigation USA.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Intelligence Field Unit.
26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278, USA.

I am special Agent Jason Gale from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intelligence unit, we intercepted two consignment box at JFK airport, New York, the box was scanned but found out that it contain large sum of money ($37.4 million Dollar's ) and also some backup document which bears your name as the beneficiary/receiver of the money, investigation was carried out on the diplomat that accompanied the box into United States, said that he was to deliver the fund to your residence as overdue payment own to you by the federal government of Nigerian through the security company in United Kingdom.

Meanwhile, we cross check all legal document in the box but we found out that your consignment was lacking an important document and we cannot release the box to the diplomat until the document is found. Right now we have no other choice than to Confiscated your consignment.

According to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) in Title 26 also contain reporting requirement on a Form 8300, Report of Cash Payment Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business, money laundering activity may violate 18 USC §1956, 18 USC 1957, 18 USC 1960, and provision of Title 31, and 26 USC 6050I of the United States Code (USC), this section will discuss only those money laundering and currency violation under the jurisdiction of IRS, your consignment was lacking proof of ownership certificate from the joint team of IRS and IRC, therefore you need to reply back immediately for direction on how to procure this certificate to enable us relieved the charger of evading the law on you, which is a punishable offense in Untied State.

You are required to reply back within 72hours or you will be Prosecuted in the court of law for money laundering, also you are instructed to desist from further contact with any bank(s) or person(s) in Nigeria or United kingdom or any part of the world regarding your payment because your consignment has been confiscated by this bureau here in United States.

Yours In Service,
Agent Jason Gale
(+1) 914 533 4610.
Regional Deputy Director
Intelligence Field Unit

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