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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: "CHIZTERE GOGO" <fogarty@excitationservices.com>
Reply-To: info.efccnig1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:06:39 -0400
Subject: ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION




ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20535-0001
Phone Number:206-202-6196
ATTN:BENEFICIARY,
We received your email and you must take note that this is not a child
play because we are ready to take you to any length if you failed to proof
the legitimate of the fund you are about to receive. As a Federal
Commission we are here to protect your interest and the interest of all
the United State citizens as well as this great Nation.You have been
investigated as the beneficiary of the said funds that is why you are in
touch with the FBI for a solid proof before the funds will be released to
you.You have to forget about all that you have gone through as the fund
is right here now.
NOTE PLEASE, THE BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE
ACCOUNT WE OPENED SO AS TO SAFEGUARD THE FUND . WE DID NOT MEAN THAT YOU
HAVE AN ACCOUNT WITH THEM OK.
JUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS LETTER AND YOU WILL HAVE THIS FUND
RELEASED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY. YOU WILL GET THE DIST CERTIFICATE IN A MATTER
OF HOURS BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW YOU APPROACH IT OK.
The said funds is now in U.S Bank in your name which has been placed on
hold under the custody of the FBI for further verification and proof
before releasing the fund to you. It is presently kept in one of the
branches of the Bank of America on your name . The details must be given
to you upon the presentation of the DIST certificate.
You do not have this document in your files, if you did the fund would not
have been hold and there is no way it would be transfer through the
method they adopted. We did not believe this at first, but when we saw the
transfer we had no option than to contact you.
We have gone through your Identification record and also the information
received from you, we have verified a lot of things about you. It has come
to the attention of our Money Trafficking investigation department, that
you have some funds to your name, The said payment is awaiting
adjudication and crediting to you, this funds are from Inheritance 'willed
' from C.B.N Bank Nigeria precisely but they got approval from the HSBC
to effect the transfer the way and manner they did it.And it is because of
this method they used to transfer the fund that made us to suspect and
stop it from further getting to you.
With full concern of The F.B.I and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wish
to remind you of the consequences of remitting such huge sums of money
without complying fully with the provisions of the Financeial and Allied
Matters Decree 5 as amended in sub-section C (6) of 2003, which stipulates
that any monitory transaction been done in the United States Of America,
must have proper records, which duly guarantees and covers the transaction
as legitimate and legally acquired and not criminally or terrorist
associated funds. This is due to ongoing terrorist activities/economic
crimes on and against the United States of America citizens.
Note that with the information's we have here, the fund in your name here
was release from Federal Republic Of Nigeria. To this regard you are to
contact the EFCC Nigeria where the fund was release from so that they will
issue you the required document because they are the only people that can
issue you the document. Nobody else have the right or privilege to issue
you this document unless the EFCC Nigeria.
You are under an observational /Investigation in connection with money
laundering. If your funds comes from a legitimate and legal source, the
proper guidelines for you to recover the right of transaction is for you
to provide the official monitory transaction release document so that your
funds will be legally processed and recorded and accounted for and then
finally released to you.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONEY LAUNDERING
DEPARTMENT) IS HERE to wipe out terrorism, and will stop at no length in
doing our duty for the American people.
You have 72 hours to produce legal proof of the below frozen wired
transaction number coded: AZQV9007 owned by you. Note that you do not
have any rights to receive these funds if the documented legal wire
information is not complete.
For your own good and benefit, you are advice not to send your money to
anybody accept the below person that will get the document for you. It
have come to our notice that you have been dealing with Scammed regarding
the present transaction in your name, with the power imposed on us as a
high Federal Commission, you are hereby warn and instruction to terminate
your involvement with any people or individual contacting you regarding
this present transaction.The said funds is now in our custody in your name
as the beneficiary, your dealings should be channel to this office alone,
if we find out you are still communicating with Imposters you will be
charge for advance fraud communication by the Federal Law.
The very heart of FBI operations lies in our investigations--which serve,
as our mission states, 'to protect and defend the United States against
terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the criminal
laws of the United States.' So follow our instructions properly to avoid
any action before you.
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 the evidence and status
of your wired funds, so we can arrest you anytime anywhere.
You don't have the required document on your possession, these document are
only to be issue to you from the paying country NIGERIA from where it was
moved to the Bank of Hong Kong from where they connived with the HSBC to
move the fund to you without getting the required document DIST
Certificate, to this regards you are advice to contact the EFCC NIGERIA
to obtain the document from them to enable the immediate release of the
funds in your name.
We have done our verification on your FBI Identification Record with our
Social Security Number, the only document left is the required Diplomatic
Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) Which should be issue to you from the
paying country of the said funds, you are to contact the ECONOMIC AND
FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) Nigeria to obtain the above required
document, find below their contact information's:
Contact Person:Dr.CHIZTERE GOGO
CHAIRMAN EFCC
Email:info.efccnig1@gmail.com
Provide him with the information below for verification:
Your name:.
Residential Address:
Telephone number:
Furthermore, be advice that according to the United State Law together
with the FBI rules and regulations, you are to obtain the document from
the EFCC NIGERIA where the fund was transfer from. Also Note that you are
to take care of the Document to be issued to you right away, because due
to the content of the document and how important and secured the document
is, You are to take care of the document by sending to the EFCC NIGERIA
the sum of $250.00 Dollars only for the issuing of the document right away
and your fund will be released to you That is the only way the EFCC
NIGERIA will issue you the document, because they are going to issue you
the Authentic and Original copy of the document for the releasement of your
fund.
You are here by advice to Contact them through the email address above to
acquire from them on how you are going to send the fee to them. Note that
you are to do this immediately if you really want your fund to be credited
to your personal account and also if you don't want any action to be fall
before you. We have already informed the EFCC NIGERIA about the present
situation, so go ahead and contact them immediately. Your fund is now on
our custody and will not be release to you unless the required document is
confirmed, After that the fund will be release to you immediately without
any delay.
NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most
complete and up-to date records possible for no criminal justice
purposes.You must adhere to this directive otherwise we will not only look
for you not calling you, we will send the local FBI to effect your arrest
immediately for prosecution. You can call me on this number so that we can
discuss directly if you deem it very necessary The number is (206) 203
4190 BUT IT WILL BE BETTER FOR YOU TO EMAIL ME IF YOU WERE NOT SO LUCKY TO
GET ME ONLINE DIRECTLY .
WARNING: Failure to produce the above requirement in the next 72 hours,
legal action will be taken immediately by arresting and detaining you,
justification and if found guilty, you will be jailed. As terrorism, drug
trafficking and money laundering is a serious problem in our community
today. The F.B.I will not stop at any length in tracking down and
prosecuting any criminal who indulge in this criminal act. FORWARD THE
DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN IT.
Faithfully yours
Photograph of Robert S. Mueller, III
Robert S. Mueller,
FBI Director
CC: Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)
CC: Egmont Group
CC: HOME LAND SECURITY (USA)
CC: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
CC: Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
CC: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CC: International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
CC: International Banking Security Association (IBSA)
CC: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
CC: Institut de Formation Interbancaire (INSIG)
CC: World Customs Organization (WCO)
CC: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
CC: Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors (OGBS)
CC: WORLD CENTRAL BANK (SW)
CC: NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF)
CC: NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE (UK)
CC: ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
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