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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: "Federal Bureau Of Investigation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federal.investigation008@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:54:24 +0100
Subject: DISPOSED OF YOUR SCAMMED FUND

ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI

FROM THE DESKTOP OF THE CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC FINANCIAL OF CRIMES COMMISSION UNDER FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY:
How are you? I hope you are fine. Well, I believe by the time you will be through with this email,you will understand and surely place your mind at rest as you are going to start a new life in no distance time. Most families have lost lives, homes and there great wealth due to the high rate of fraud and scams that has been all over the Nation and the world in general, but since the setup of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside with the FBI Washington D.C for the purpose,these crimes has been reduced and we are fighting heavily to put this to an end.

Right now, [$900,000,000]Nine hundred million us Dollars has been recovered from these fraudsters through our Intelligence network, and most suspects are still under our custody for proper investigations and trials. Your mail address has been found in our list of those that has been defrauded through some of these media, Account/bank transfer,dating and others. The bank transfer,and other means of sending money that has been sent so far to some country like London Ghana,Togo,Spain,South Africa and United States e.t.c Have received here in our country by these scammers in the name of having transaction that you don't know about.You have approved to recieve back any sum of money that was scammed from you by any means.

An instruction has been giving that in no account should any money be paid to an individual through any means without a proper investigation. We have our agents in the bank all round the World with proper security to checkmate these scammers and any bank that goes contrary to our instruction will stand the risk of losing its certificate of accreditation.If this is true about you, do not border much because it is time for you to regain what you have lost .This wonderful compansation program was introduced by the new chairman of Economic Financial Of Crimes Commission(EFCC) and the FBI Washington DC.
All you need to do is to contact the head of verification department with this information below for further clarification and screening after which part of this money will be sent to you through any means which will be convenience for you as stated.

FULL NAME:
COUNTRY:
ADDRESS:
SEX:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
AMOUNT SCAMED FROM YOU:
PHONE NUMBER:

OFFICE OF VERIFICATION ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
MR. Kelly Lyre Contact person
EMAIL:federal.investigation008@gmail.com
OFFICE PHONE: +234-8082554217

Sign
MRS FARIDA-WAZIRRI
[Chairman EFCC Republic of Nigeria]

NOTE: Contact the verification office as you were instructed to the email above. This payment has a limited time frame for funds dispatch. Your response is expected within 7 working days of receiving this notice.
BEST REGARDS

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