419 scam: OFFICE OF F B I <fbiusa.gov@btinternet.com> FBI REPORT

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "fund beneficiary" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "robert mueller" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE OF F B I <fbiusa.gov@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: harrisonandyfbiagent@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:38:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FBI REPORT

From the desk of Agent Andy Harrison
Anti-Terrorist and Monetary 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
united state of America (Head Office)
Website: www.fbi.gov.

ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY

This is an official advice from the FBI foreign Remittance / telegraphic department. It has come to our notice that the C.B.N Bank Nigeria district has released 5,300,000.00 US dollars into your bank account as the beneficiary by inheritance means.
The C.B.N Bank Nigeria knowing fully well that they do not have enough facilities to effect this payment from the united kingdom into your account, Used what we know as a secret Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) to transfer these fund via wire transfer.

They are still waiting for confirmation from you on the already transferred funds which was made in direct transfer so that they can do final crediting to your account.
Secret diplomatic payment is not made unless the funds are related to terrorist activities. That is why your payment has been made in secret transfer. If your transaction is legit and 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? Most Records 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 into 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 security by the American authorities when funds enter from outside of Europe , and the Middle East , The F.B.I Bank Commission for Europe has stopped the transfer on its way to deliver payment of $5,300,000.00 to debit your reserve 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 8 days from the world local bank that authorize the transfer in order to certify to us that the funds you are about to receive from Nigeria are anti-terrorist/drug free or we shall have cause to cross and impound the Payment, we shall release the funds immediately we receive this legal documents. (DIST DOCUMENT)

Guarantee: Funds will be released on confirmation of the document, But If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you guilty 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.

These Condition Is Valid until 6th of September 2010 after which we shall take actions on canceling the payment and then charge you for illegally moving funds out of Nigeria .

Yours In Service

Robert Mueller, III

FBI Director

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