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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: <fbi.usa7@gala.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:21:40 +0800
Subject: Re: Notice From The Federal Bureau Of Investigation.


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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div>
<b><u>Anti-Terrorist and International Fraud Division.<br>

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<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_0" style="border-bottom: medium none;">
Federal Bureau Of Investigation</span></span>.<br>

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Seattle, Washington</span>. <br>
Telephone Number :
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1210721541_1" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;">

<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_1" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">
(206) 973-2572</span></span></u></b><p><b><br>
<br>

<u>ATTN: BENEFICIARY </u></b></p>
<p><b><br>
<br>
This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have
thoroughly completed an Investigation with the help of our Intelligence
Monitoring Network System that you legally won the sum of $800,000.00 US
Dollars from a Lottery Company outside the United States of America. During
our investigation we discovered that your e-mail won the money from an Online
Balloting System and we have authorized this winning to be paid to you via a
Certified Cashier's Check. </b>

</p></div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>

<div>
<b>Normally, it will take up to 10 business days for an International Check to
be cashed by your local bank. We have successfully notified this company on
your behalf that funds are to be drawn from a registered bank within the
United States Of America so as to enable you cash the check instantly without
any delay, henceforth the stated amount of $800,000.00&nbsp; US Dollars has been
deposited with
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_2" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">
Bank Of America</span>.</b></div>

<div>
&nbsp;</div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>

<div>
<b>We have completed this investigation and you are hereby approved to receive
the winning prize as we have verified the entire transaction to be Safe and
100% risk free, due to the fact that the funds have been deposited at Bank Of
America you will be required to settle the following bills directly to the
Lottery Agent in-charge of this transaction whom is located in
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1210721541_2" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;">
Lagos, Nigeria</span>. According to our discoveries, you were required to pay
for the following -</b></div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>

<div>
&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<b>(1) Deposit Fee's ( Fee's paid by the company for the deposit into an
American Bank which is - Bank Of America )</b></div>

<div>
<b>(2) Cashier's Check Conversion Fee ( Fee for converting the
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1221607177_2">
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_3">Wire Transfer payment</span></span>
into a Certified Cashier's Check )</b></div>
<div>

<b>(3) Shipping Fee's ( This is the charge for shipping the Cashier's Check to
your home address and this fee includes Insurance )</b></div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>

<div>
&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p></div>
<div>
<b>The total amount for everything is $200.00 (Two Hundred-US Dollars). We
have tried our possible best to indicate that this $200.00 should be deducted
from your winning prize but we found out that the funds have already been
deposited at Bank Of America and cannot be accessed by anyone apart from you
the winner, therefore you will be required to pay the required fee's to the
Agent in-charge of this transaction via
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1221607177_3" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_4" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">
Western Union Money Transfer</span> Or
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_5" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">

Money Gram</span>.</span></b></div>

<div>
&nbsp;</div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<b>In order to proceed with this transaction, you will be required to contact
the agent in-charge ( </b><b>JAMES MOORE</b><b>) via e-mail. Kindly look below
to find appropriate contact information:</b></div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>

<div>

&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<b>CONTACT AGENT NAME: MR. JAMES MOORE<br></b></div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<b>E-MAIL ADDRESS: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:bensonedwardtayo@live.com" target="_blank" href="http://us.mc463.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bensonedwardtayo@live.com">jamesmoore@gala.net</a></b></div>

<div>
&nbsp;</div>

<div>
<strong>Telephone Number : +234-<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_7" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">813-822-3603</span></strong></div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<b>You will be required to e-mail him with the following information:</b></div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>

<div>

<b>FULL NAME:</b></div>
<div>
<b>ADDRESS:</b></div>
<div>
<b>CITY:</b></div>
<div>
<b>STATE:</b></div>
<div style="width: 950px; height: 19px;">

<b>ZIP CODE:</b></div>
<div>
<span class="yshortcuts"><b>AGE/SEX:</b></span></div>
<div>
<b>DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:</b><p>&nbsp;</p></div>
<div>
<b>You will also be required to request
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1210721541_3" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;">
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_9">Western Union</span></span>

details on how to send the required $400.00 in order to immediately ship your
prize of $800,000.00 US Dollars via Certified Cashier's Check drawn from Bank
Of America, also include the following transaction code in order for him to
immediately identify this transaction : EA2948-910.</b></div>

<div>
&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<b>This letter will serve as proof that the <u>Federal Bureau Of Investigation</u>
is authorizing you to pay the required $200.00 ONLY to Mr. JAMES MOORE via information in which he shall send to you, if you do not
receive your winning prize of $800,000.00 US Dollars we shall be held
responsible for the loss and this shall invite a penalty of $3,000
which will be made PAYABLE ONLY to you (The Winner).</b></div>
<div>
&nbsp;</div>

<div>
<b>Please find below an authorized signature which has been signed by the
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1221607177_6">

<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_10">FBI Director-
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1210721541_4" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;">
Robert Mueller</span></span></span>, also below is the
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1210721541_5" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;">
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_11">FBI</span></span> NSB (<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1221607177_8"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_12">National
Security Branch</span></span>) seal.</b></div>

<div>
<b><br>

<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1221607177_9">
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236434188_13"><u>FBI Director</u> <br>
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1210721541_6" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;">
Robert Mueller</span></span></span>.</b></div>
<div>

<img alt="NSB Seal" src="http://www.fbi.gov/hq/nsb/images/nsb_logo_med.jpg" width="150" align="left" height="150">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</div>
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<img src="http://www.thehomebuyersrep.com/images/Signature%205.gif" width="147" height="47"><u>&nbsp;
</u>
</div>
<div>
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Authorized Signature</u></b></font></div>
<div>

&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<u><b>NSB SEAL ABOVE</b></u></div>
<div>
<b>NOTE: In order to ensure your check gets delivered to you ASAP, you are
advised to immediately contact Mr. JAMES MOORE via contact
information provided above and make the required payment of $200.00 to
information in which he shall provide to you.</b></div></body></html>

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