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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: <bgannii@tlen.pl>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:43:33 -0500
Subject: FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET IN YOUR FAVOR.

ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON DC.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
Telephone Number+1 (206) 350 5763

From the Desk of the Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through our Intelligence Monitoring Network has discovered that you are having an outstanding beneficiary payment of US$5,500 000.00(Five Million Five Hundred thousand Dollars only), which has been long over due for payment to you as an outstanding Contract Payment Beneficiary with the British Government.
Recently , after a Board meeting of all the arms involved, it was mandated that all debts ( funds) be released for disbursement to the designated owners, which your name was among those found in the file who will be receiving payment through the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, which is the only accredited and certified bank approved by the Government and authorized to release the fund to you. The release process will be handle through the assistance of the Financial Secretary of the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Note: all security measures are in place to ensure the prompt payment of your fund after The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington DC, in conjunction with the United Nations Financial Department (UNFD) have investigated the source of the fund and its authenticity from the Nigeria Government for the settlement of outstanding debt owned to you. All legal procedures for the claim of your fund with the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA is now up to you to make haste. It would be advise that you contact with the Financial Secretary of the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA before any change of office immediately to complete your transaction to claim your over due fund.

For security reasons, we warn you to desist from any unauthorized or unverified transaction from individuals parading as Bank staff as several illegal attempts by some individuals who has no right to fund release have been observed and may likely want to or have been contacting you through the Bank and Financial Institutions that were not recognized or authorized by the Nigeria Government.
Nigeria Government has allocated your fund to be paid to you through CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA and this is the only Financial Institution that you are advise to contact for completion of your fund release, which the money is to the tune of US$5,500 000.00(Five Million Five Hundred thousand Dollars only) the transfer has been schedule to be completed to your account.

We advice you to proceed with the transactions as we are monitoring the Bank's activities. Meanwhile, you are advice to follow their constitutional procedure base on financial regulations and policy which must be in conformity with United States financial Regulations. Ensure to secure the paper work needed to complete the fund release to you.

You are advice to email the project coordinator/financial secretary Via his
contact below.
Rev: Johnson R. Williams
Email: revjohnwill@tlen.pl
Direct telephone Number : 234-806-504-1092
contact Person Rev: Johnson R. Williams.
Position: project Coordinator/Financial Secretary
Send the Following detail information to Him.

Full Name:..........................................
Residential Address...........................
Occupation:.......................................
Position ..........................................
Telephone Number...........................
Age....................................................
Marital Status..................................

Finally, we advise that you keep us posted in furtherance of your correspondence with the Bank for record purposes, You need to Call or send an email directly to the desk of Rev, Johnson as instructed above.
Looking forward to Hear from you once you Contact the Bank.

BEST REGARDS
Robert Mueller
Washington dc, room 7367
J.Edgar Hoover FBI building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ,Washington, DC 20535

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