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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: "F . B .I DC" <office---equipment@att.net>
Reply-To: dcfbi51@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:56:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Payment Release!!!For Benin












Payment
Release Instruction From The Federal Bureau Of Investigation










W elcome to the Albany Division
of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
















http://albany.fbi.gov/




   

      
     




 

ATTENTION ,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
IT HAS COME TO OUR
NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE A TRANSACTION WITH REV JOHNSON CHUKWUEMEKA ,‏ THE MANAGER OF WESTERN UNION .
 
BENIN   TODAY  REGARDING
YOUR PAYMENT AND  REV CHUKWUEMEKA, THE MANAGER OF WESTERN UNION TOLD US THAT YOU
ARE NOT RESPONDING WELL.  PLEASE HE WAS NOMINATED BY FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF BENIN TO MAKE SURE ALL THE FORIGNERS RECIEVE THEIR
CONTRACT INHERITANCE. EVEN IF YOU DONT HAVE MONEY LOOK FOR A WAY OUT TO PAY THEM
SO THAT THEY CAN INSURE AND SHIP YOUR PAYMENT OF $2.5,M TO YOU.

 
I WILL ADVICE YOU AS A GOOD CITIZEN OF
AMERICA TO FOLLOW HIS INSTRUCTION. HE TOLD ME THAT ONLY FEES YOU WERE ASK TO PAY
IS  CLEARANCE
FEE AND INSURANCE OF YOUR PAYMENT, ALSO SEND TO
THEM THE REQUIRED DETAILS SO THAT THEY WILL PROCESS THE SHIPMENT OF YOUR FUND
.
 
PLEASE CONTACT HIM ON HIS OFFICIAL EMAIL
ADDRESS BELLOW:westernunionofficebenin20009@yahoo.ie


 
DISREGARDSANY OTHER COMMUNICATION FROM
ANY PERSON EXCEPT  REV JOHNSON CHUKWUEMEKA ,‏THE MANAGER OF WESTERN UNION .
 



 
KINDLY AND GET BACK TO US IF YOU
HAVE ANY PROBLEM. PLEASE FOLLOW THEIR
INSTRUCTION SO THAT YOU WILL RECIEVE YOUR MONEY
IMMEDIATELY.
 
ALSO BELOW IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO
SEND THEM THE MONEY BELOW LIKE THEY FORWARD TO
US?
 
IMMEDIATLEY  YOU SEND THE MONEY JUST GET BACK TO ME
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE THE FUNDS WHITING 9 HOURS THEY WILL BEEN ARRESTED

 
1. Receiver name:.......NWEKWU MIRACLE


2.
Country:.............  Benin republic .
3. City:...............
Cotonou
4...test question:....How long?
5. Test
answer:......Today
Amount...............89usd
6.
MTCN:...............



YOU
HAVE BEEN DULY ADVISED.
 




WAITING TO HEAR FROM
YOU   ASAP. 
 







 


 
Faithfully
Yours,

FBI Director 

Robert
Mueller.





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