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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: "F . B . I" <info645@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: robertmueler@live.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:38:02 -0700
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION


FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR. HOOVER BUILDING WASHINGTON D.C
http://www.fbi.gov

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary.

We the Federal Bureau of Investigation (WASHINGTON D.C) United States of
America have discovered through our intelligent monitoring network that you
have a transaction going on as either inheritance payment, Lottery or
contract payment in a tone of Millions of United States Dollars which have
been approved but have not been settled.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /
inheritance file after close monitoring and found out why you have not
received your payment, both on your part and on the part of your debtors.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the non
officials in the bank who are attempting to secure the release of your fund
to you. We wish to advice you that this is illegal and you should stop
further communication with them forthwith because such an illegal act like
this can lead to cancellation of your fund.

we have been having so many complains from people who have been scammed
around the world hence, after concluding in a meeting with members of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), we came to a conclusion that every
payment will be made through the Central Bank Of Nigeria ,FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA. We also concluded on the use of ELECTRONIC ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM as
the only direct means to pay all beneficiaries.

By this method, your funds will be loaded in two batches into an ATM card,
and send to you. From this card you can withdraw a maximum of us$25,000 per
day from any ATM machine worldwide, but from the financial houses there is
no limit.

So if you would like to receive your funds in this way please send your
following information to the paying bank.

1. Full name
2. Full address (P.O box not acceptable)
3. Phone and fax #
4. Your balance payment
4. Your age, sex and current occupation

Below are the contact details of the PAYING BANK (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA)
in the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA to whom you will send your information
for the processing of the ATM card as soon as possible:

CONTACT PERSON:

DR. PATRICK AZIZA
HEAD OF OPERATIONS, ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
370 CHURCH STREET, VICTORIA, E144QJ LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL:dr_patrickaziza_nig@hotmail.com<EMAIL%3Adr_patrickaziza_nig@hotmail.com>
PHONE NO: +2348035638773

The DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION has been mandated to issue out your payments
for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any
further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) who claim that
to be established agents using it to defraud innocent people worldwide. This
is to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVICE

Faithfully Yours,

MR .ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
FOR COROPORATE AFFAIRS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI WASHINGTON D.C)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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