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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: "ROBERT MUELLER," <breedingk@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: fedexe.express@live.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 02:26:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: (FBI) PAYMENT MEMO TO PAYMENT BENEFICIARIES.BENEFICIARIES.


FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
 
ATTN: ATM CARD PAYMENT BENEFICIARY,
 
(FBI) PAYMENT MEMO TO PAYMENT BENEFICIARIES.
 
GOOD NEWS FOR YOU FROM THE FBI UNITED STATES. WE HAD A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA/ BENIN OVER YOUR LONG OVERDUE
CONTRACT PAYMENT AND  WE AGREED WITH THEM THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD NOT COST
YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY, WHICH WE FINALLY REACHED AN
AGREEMENT YESTERDAY THAT ALL THE PAYMENT WILL BE  PAID VIA ATM SMART
CARD WHICH IS THE SIMPLEST WAY TO TRANSFER HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID
COST OF TRANSFER AND OTHER STATUTORY DOCUMENTS, WHICH WE STRETCHED TO
HAVE A STRONG AGREEMENT OVER THE PAYMENT THAT WILL COST YOU ONLY $95 USD
FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD VIA  UPS OR FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY
DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE.
 
HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY TWO WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS REQUIRED DELIVERY FEE OF $95USD TO FEDEX OR UPS COURIER COMPANY
FOR DELIVERING OF YOUR CARD BECAUSE YOUR CARD WILL BE DISPATCH TO THEM
IMMEDIATELY. AND IF WE DON’T HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION;
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WILL NOT  HESITATE BY GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TO CANCEL YOUR
PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY APPROVED AND PROGRAMMED IN AN ATM SMART
CARD.
 
I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY, THE NOTICE BELOW STAND
AS CAUTION BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE
CONSCIOUS OF THIS PROJECT, AS I WILL SOON CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH
YOU, LET THIS STAND AS A WARNING BEFORE YOU  INCASE YOU RECEIVED  ANY
E-MAILS OR CALLS REGARDING TO THIS FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL, OFFICE,
ORGANIZATION AND BANKS CLAIMING TO BE ME.
 
BE INFORMED THAT YOU
MAY ALSO RECEIVE SEVERAL E-MAILS AND TELEPHONE CALLS FROM ANY
ORGANIZATION, SUCH MUST BE FORWARDED TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR VERIFICATION.IT
MIGHT COME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES
INCLUDING MY NAME ASKING YOU TO COME AND PUT CLAIM ON YOUR ESTATE OR
EVEN FUNDS BELONGING TO YOU OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU
TO IGNORE SUCH E-MAILS OR CALLS, WHILE YOU FORWARD IT TO US. I WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING
AND CO-OPERATION. WHILE RESPONDING TO THE ATM CARD PAYMENT OFFICER YOU
MUST CONFIRM THIS CODE (18062010) FOR IDENTIFICATION.
 
HOWEVER,
BE INFORMED THAT THE PART PAYMENT, WHICH IS 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S.
DOLLARS HAS BEEN LOADED IN YOUR ATM SMART CARD AND YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN
TUNE OF 10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  WILL COME IN BATCHES OF
3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  AND THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF YOUR
PART PAYMENT.YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA UPS OR FEDEX, BECAUSE
WE HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRED BY AUGUST 4
2010. BELOW ARE FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS YOU CAN TRACK FROM UPS
WEBSITE(WWW.UPS.COM) TO CONFIRM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT SUCCESSFULLY.
  
JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER ==============1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947
CAROL R BUCZYNSKI ==============1Z2X59394197862530
KARIMA EMELIA TAYLOR ==============1Z2X59394198591527
LISA LAIRD ==============1Z2X59394196641913
POLLY SHAYKIN ==============1Z2X59394198817702
 
MOREOVER, THIS IS ANOTHER PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT THROUGH FEDEX WEBSITE (WWW.FEDEX.COM).
 
RICHARD AUTRY ============== 869713119185
GARY METZGER ============== 871363130860
MARK STUBBS ==============871363116168
 
HOWEVER,BE
ADVISED BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION/INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOUR COMPLETE
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE OVER-DUE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON
YOUR CONTACT TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMENT OFFICER  THAT WILL CARRY OUT
THE DISPATCH OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD TO UPS COURIER COMPANY WITH THE
PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGED. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO
CONTACT REV.JAMES LONG IMMEDIATELY AS STATED BELOW  AS THE APPOINTED
DIRECTOR OF ATM SMART CARD/FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT AND ASK HIM ON HOW AND
WHERE TO SEND THE PAYMENT OF  $95.00 ONLY TO FEDEX OF UPS COURIER
COMPANY. 
 
CONTACT PERSON: REV.JAMES LONG
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
PRIVATE DIRECT TELL +2348139461405
 
YOU'RE
ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO ENABLE HIM FACILITATE A
SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS THE ONLY $95.00
USD THAT IS KEEPING YOUR ATM SMART CARD. CONTACT HIM WITH THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AS BELOW:
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME............................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS .........................................
3. YOUR AGE............................................
4. OCCUPATION..........................................
5. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER..................
 
NOTE:
YOU'RE ADVISED TO FURNISH  YOUR INFORMATION TO INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR REV JAMES LONG WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS
TO ENABLE HIM EXPEDITE SPEEDY ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT.
WE EXPECT YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS
PAYMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD EFFECTIVELY THEREBY
MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT AS DIRECTED
TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY.
 
YOU’RE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HIS
ADVICE AND DIRECTIVES TO AVOID DELAY IN RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE
YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED TO IMF OFFICE FOR PROCESSING
AND VERIFICATION.
 
CONGRATULATIONS.
 
YOURS IN SERVICE,
DIRECTOR
ROBERT MUELLER,
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
 
Note:
Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to
be in possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice only to be in
contact with Rev.Dr.Jmaes Long who is the rightful person to deal with
in regards to your payment and forward any emails you get from impostors
to this office so we could act upon it immediately. Help stop cyber
crime.

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