419 scam: "New York Field Office"<ny@ic.fbi.gov> Official FBI Approval Letter

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "New York Field Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <springbank@chinaren.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:43:10 +0100
Subject: Official FBI Approval Letter

Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York Field Office

Date: July 15, 2009

Kind Attention:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has discovered through our intelligence Monitoring Network that you are eligible to receive the sum of $7.5 Million USD regarding to an over-due Inheritance/Award payment which was fully endorsed to be paid in your favor by the Nigerian Government.

Please contact the Head of Operations Dr. John David Nellor, Spring Bank of Nigeria Plc.

Dr. John David Nellor
Phone: +(234) 1 473 5643
EMail: springbank@chinaren.com

Please, be advised and be aware that your funds had been insured and the necessary charges would be taken care of by you, as confirmed by the Monitoring network.

Sincerely,

Joseph M. Demarest, Jr. (Assistant Director in Charge)

Anti-fraud resources:

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