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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: <ahmedsule11@voila.fr>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 03:31:30 -0800
Subject: OFFICIAL WARNING FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
FBI-Washington Field Office
601 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20535
 
 
ATTENTION: Fund Beneficiary,
 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET
 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I) write in correspondence to the meeting recently held with the United State Government, President Barrack Obama on ERADICATION of MONEY LAUNDRY AND TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. President Barrack Obama has other the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC and other relevant Investigation Agencies, such as Internal Revenue Service here in the United States of America to monitor movement of fund and other transaction within USA, Europe and Asia to ensure it is legally transmitted. We have also been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network to ARREST those who are involved in any for of transaction with Nigerians, claiming links with Al Qaeda, it is based on set off a small explosion on board with the Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day.
 
 
Your name also was included in the list of MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST, as you know no one is above the law and we can not allow anyone to bring shame to this great country, based on that facts, we forwarded your name and information including a copy of your international passport  to the office of the Presidency and secret service for proper investigation to be conducted. Furthermore, President Barrack Obama has ordered us to arrest everyone that is involved, this decision was taken after the terrorist attempt by a Nigerian to blow up US plane claims link to Al Qaeda (Evening Lead) for more information's visit this website:                                                    &n bsp;     
 
You have been advice to forward bellow certificates to prove your dealings are genuine.
 
 
1) FBI IDENTIFICATION RECORD
2) TAX CLEARANCE
 
 
You are to submit the above certificate within 3 days so it could be forwarded to the office of the President to ensure the fund is legally acquired and not in anyway related to MONEY LAUNDRY AND TERRORIST or for sponsoring TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. For your information, you have only 3 working days to provide the certificate otherwise you will be arrested and prosecuted according to the rule of law. Note; if you by any means not in possession of such paper, you are to contact to Donald Hanson to secure yours. Nevertheless, we are now ready to take up this case to any level because we cannot seat back and watch not only foreigners but US citizens get involved in such despicable and illegal act, especially in MONEY LAUNDRY AND TERRORIST ACTIVITY.
 
 
Be warned and don’t fail to get back to us immediately otherwise we will be forced to take legal action to ensure we put an end the terror this people unleashed on our soil, on your return message we will give you the email address and telephone number of Donald Hanson so that you can contact him for the issuance of the certificate.
 
 
Note that you have 72hours to obtain this crucial Documentation. This has to be cleared! You are warned!
 
Faithfully Yours
Robert Mueller 111
FBI Director
601 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20535
206-965-8385

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