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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: "GOMEZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbiheadquarters68@zbavitu.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:26:52 +0100
Subject: YOU WILL BE ASSURED BY THESE CON MEN FROM

FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Seattle Field Office 1110 3rd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
 
 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
 
 
Attn: Dear Beneficiary
 
WARNING !! WARNING !!! WARNING !!! WARNING !!!!
 
YOU WILL BE ASSURED BY THESE CON MEN FROM NIGERIA THAT !
1: YOU WON MILLIONS
2:THE DEAL IS 100% LEGAL
3:ALL DOCUMENTS WILL PROVE THAT THE DEAL IS LEGAL AND EXECUTED BY YOU
4:THE INHERITANCE IS YOURS OF WHICH YOU NEVER KNEW OF
5: ALL IT TAKES IS FOR YOU TO SECURE THIS OR THAT FUNDS FOR
THIS DOCUMENT BY PAYING A LITTLE FEE.
 
 
BUT BE REST ASSURED THAT THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU AND THESE IMPOSTORS.
 
 
WE are agents to the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI), We are writing in response to our track light monitoring device which we received today in our office about the illegal transactions that you have been involved in for a long time now.
 
We understand from our General investigations that some con men from Nigeria has been ripping you off your hard earned money with the pretense of dealing with ATM CARD Company and a diplomat that will deliver a Card or cash to you as stated in our record here.
 
We also got a complain from our German counterpart the anti fraud unit stating that your identity/information's was used to dupe a German Business man to the tune of $4 Million USD by some Nigerian Fraudsters which you have been in contact with for some time now.
 
The German Government has ordered for your urgent arrest regarding the crimes that was committed with your name by these con men from Nigeria,after all the series of investigations conducted here in our office we tracked your record and we found out that you have never been jailed or had any fraudulent case that may jeopardize your image and personality.
 
Though these information's are on record, but the issue of your name and identity being used will be used against you in the world court when this case will be brought by the German Govt and the German Anti fraud unit . The Nigerian Government has made available the sum of$2 Million Usd to persecute this case.
 
 
 
So all you need to do right now in other to clear your name from the list of these con men which has already been forwarded to our office is to secure the CLEAN BILL CERTIFICATE immediately.
 
This Certificate will then clear your name from the scam list which will then enable you be you will then benefit from the $1 Million Usd compensation funds for all victims of scam .
 
You are required to forward to us your private contact number for oral communications and don't forget that you will be given 5 working days to secure the CLEAN BILL CERTIFICATE or you will face the law and its consequences.
 
 
Don't forget that all your properties will be confiscated prior to the arrest till you are proved innocent because it will be believed that you got them from fraudulent and dubious business transactions like the one that you are in right now.
 
We have forwarded a copy of this information's to all the states crime agencies including,
 
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
 
CrimTrac Agency, Canberra,
 
Crime and Corruption Commission
 
Crime and Misconduct Commission
 
Home Land Security Service.
 
Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
 
Nigerian Local Metropolitan Police (NLMP)
 
 
Your e-mail address is now under our e-mail track monitor, so you should make sure that you don't respond to any e-mail that is being sent to you from anybody or organization that claims to be working for the Nigeria Government/Bank or any inheritance that you never knew of.
 
Never you forward any part of our contact with you to the con men and seize all further communication with any ATM CARD Company or the main impostor using diplomat and diplomatic cover acting for the release of the funds to you.
 
Forward the information's/documents that was forwarded to you by those criminals that you have been in contact with for a long time now.
 
Get back to us as soon as you receive this e-mail so that we can guild you on how to secure the Certificate within 72hours.
 
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
 
Thanks as I wait for your response
 
Respectively
DAVID C. GOMEZ
FBI SPECIAL AGENT

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