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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: "BRIGGS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbigover.usa01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:18:09 -0700
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
 
This is an official advice from the FBI foreign remittance/telegraphic dept. it has come to
our notice that bank of Nigeria has released us$10.5m of your payment into Account of
BANK OF AMERICA in your name as the beneficiary, The bank Nigeria knowing fully
well that they do not have enough facilities to effect this payment from Nigeria to your
account, Their used what we know as a “secret diplomatic transit payment” (S.T.D.P) to
pay this fund through wire transfer, but this means of transfer can not reflect to your
account as this was wrong method of transfer.
 
The already transferred funds, which was made in secret transfer so that they can do final
crediting to your account but it can not work. Secret diplomatic payments are not made
unless the funds are related to terrorist activities why must your payment be made in
secret transfer, if your transaction is legitimate, if you are not a terrorist, then why did
you not receive the money directly into your account, This is a pure coded means of
payment, Records which we have had with this method of payment in the past has always
been related to terrorist acts, we do not want you to get into trouble as soon as these funds
reflect in your account, so it is our duty as a world wide commission to correct this little
problem before this fund will be credited into your personal account.
 
Due to the increased difficulty and unnecessary scrutiny F.B.I crime commission has
(STOPPED THE TRANSFER) on its way to deliver to your account and pay you through
a secured diplomatic transit account (S.D.T.A). We govern and oversee funds Transfer
for the World Bank and the rest of the world. We advice you contact us immediately, as
the funds have been stopped and are being held in our custody, until you can be able to
Provide us with a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (dist) within 3
days from the world local bank that authorize the transfer from where the funds was
transferred from to certify that the funds that you are about to receive from Nigeria are
not antiterrorist/drug free or we shall have cause to cross and impound the transfer, we
shall release the funds immediately we receive this legal documents mentioned.
 
We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper verifications and proof
from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the
amount involve, we want to make sure is a clean and legal money you are about to
receive. Be informed that the fund are now in your name , but right now we have ask the
bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them unless we ask them to do so,
because we have to carry out our investigations first before releasing the fund to you.
 
Note that the fund is in BANK OF AMERICA right now, but we have ask them not to
credit the fund to you yet, because we need a solid proof and verifications from you
before releasing the funds.
So to this regards you are to re-assure and proof to us that what you are about to receive
is a clean money by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also Diplomatic
Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) to satisfy to us that the money you are about to receive
is legitimate and real money. You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you
dont have it in your possession, do let us know so that we will direct and inform you
where to obtain the document and send to us so that we will ask the bank holding your
funds to go ahead Crediting your account immediately.
 
This Documents are to be issued to you from the World Local Bank that Authorized the
transfer, so get back to us immediately if you dont have the document so that we will
inform you the particular place to obtain the document because we have come to realize
that the fund was Authorized by the bank that initialized the transfer Identification
Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) often referred to as a Criminal
History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of certain information taken from fingerprint
submissions retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal
employment,naturalization, or military service. These conditions is Valid only for few
days after we shall take actions on canceling the payment and then charge you for
illegally moving funds out of Nigeria.
 
Final instruction:
60fCredit payment instruction: irrevocable credit guarantee
61eBeneficiary has full power when validation is cleared
62 Beneficiaries bank in Usa/outside. can only release funds-
62 Upon confirmation from the world bank/united nations.
64 Bearers must clear bank protocol and validation request
 
NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and
up-to date records possible for the enhancement of public safety welfare and security of
Society while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights. If you fail to
provide the Documents to us, we will charge you with the FBI and take our proper action
against you for not proofing to us the legitimate of the fund you are about to receive.
 
The United States Department of Justice Order 556-73 establishes rules and regulations
for the subject of an FBI Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record
for review. The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes
these requests to check illegal activities in U.S and outside. An individual may request a
copy of his or her own FBI Identification record for personal review or to challenge
information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her
own Identification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy a requirement
to live or work in a foreign country or receive funds from another country
(i.e.,Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer, letter of good conduct, criminal history background,etc.)
 
WARNING: failure to produce the above requirement in the next72 hours, legal action
will be taken immediately by arresting and detaining you, if found guilty, you will be
jailed. As terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering is a serious problem in our
community today. The F.B.I will not stop at any length in tracking down and prosecuting
any criminal who indulge in this criminal act. FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US
VIA EMAIL ATTACHEMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN IT.
 
THANKS
 
FBI AGENT
 
BRIGGS MICHAEL
 

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