419 scam: Robert Mueller <robermueller95@att.net> FBI Headquarters in Washington , D.C.

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "united state dollar" (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. )
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "ernest.ebi79@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Robert Mueller <robermueller95@att.net>
Reply-To: robertmuenller.fbidirector@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:02:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FBI Headquarters in Washington , D.C.

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
Website:
www.fbi.gov

We, office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hereby write to inform you that we caught
a diplomatic lady called Mrs. Vernon Wallace at ( John F Kennedy International
Airport ) here in New York with consignment box filed with united state
dollars.

Meanwhile, base on our interview to the diplomat she said that
the consignment box belongs to you, that she was sent to deliver the consignment
box to your doorstep not knowing that the content of the box is money. The
diplomat also said that her first transit in the state was at Cincinnati
Northern Kentucky International Airport Ohio .

Now, the diplomat is under
detention in our office(FBI) security, and we cannot release her until we carry
out our proper investigation on how this huge amount of money managed to be
yours before we will release her with the box. So, in this regards you are to
reassure and prove to us that the money you are about to receive is legal by
sending us the Award Ownership Certificate showing that the money is not
illegal.

Note, that the Award Ownership Certificate must to be secured
from the office of the senate president in Nigeria, because that is the only
office that will issue you the original Award Ownership Certificate of this
funds since it has been confirmed that the fund was originated from
Nigeria..

You are advised to forward immediately the Award Ownership
Certificate if you have it with you, but if you did not have it we will urge you
to contact our representative in Nigeria bellow this message to help you secure
the Award Ownership Certificate if at all you did not have it.

Name: Dr.
Ernest Ebi
Email: ernest.ebi79@ymail.com

Furthermore, we are
giving you only but 3 working business days to forward the requested Award
Ownership Certificate. Please note that we shall get back to you after the 3
working business days, that if you didnâ€™t come up with the certificate we shall
confiscate the funds into World Bank account then charge you for money laundry,
but if you forward the Award Ownership Certificate then we will release diplomat
with your consignment box also gives you every back up on the
money.
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Thanks for your understanding, co-operation and
continued patronage.

Robert Mueller, III
FBI
Director

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