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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: MR GARRY WALKER FBI DIRECTOR <garry.walker11@live.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:21:07 +0000
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS (ISSUES OF INTERNET AND DUBIOUS
TRANSACTIONS AGAINST YOU) DEAR CITIZEN




Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division. Federal
Bureau Of Investigation J.Edgar.Hoover

Building Washington
DC
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)

22/09/2010





Attn: DEAR CITIZEN





WE HAVE WARNED YOU SO MANY TIME AND YOU HAVE DECIDED TO IGNORE OUR
E-MAILS OR BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE WE HAVE NOT BEEN INSTRUCTED TO GET YOU
ARRESTED, AND TODAY IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND BACK TO US WITH THE PAYMENT
THEN, WE WOULD FIRST SEND A LETTER TO THE MAYOR OF THE CITY WHERE YOU
RESIDE AND DIRECT THEM TO CLOSE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN
JAILED AND ALL YOUR PROPERTIES WILL BE CONFISCATED BY THE FBI.



WE WOULD ALSO SEND A LETTER TO THE COMPANY/AGENCY THAT YOU ARE WORKING
FOR SO THAT THEY COULD GET YOU FIRED UNTIL WE ARE THROUGH WITH OUR
INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE A SUSPECT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE WORKING FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OR ANY PRIVATE ORGANIZATION.



YOUR ID WHICH WE HAVE IN OUR DATABASE BEEN SENT TO ALL THE CRIMES
AGENCIES IN AMERICA FOR THEM TO INSET YOU IN THEIR WEBSITE AS AN
INTERNET FRAUDSTERS AND TO WARN PEOPLE FROM HAVING ANY DEALS WITH YOU.



THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED ALL THIS WHILE IF YOU HAD GOTTEN THE
CERTIFICATE SIGNED, ENDORSED AND STAMPED AS YOU WHERE INSTRUCTED IN THE
E-MAIL BELOW.



This the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) Am writing in response to
the e-mail you sent to us and am using this medium to inform you that
there is no more time left to waste because you have been given from the 15th Of September as stated earlier to have the document
endorsed,signed and stamped without failure and you must adhere to this
directives to avoid you blaming yourself at last when we must have
arrested and jailed you for life and all your properties confiscated.



You failed to comply with our directives and that was the reason why we
didn't hear from you on the 15th as our director has already been
notified about you get the process completed yesterday and right now the
warrant of arrest has been signed against you and it will be carried
out in the next 48hours as strictly signed by the FBI Director.



We have investigated and found out that you didn't have any idea when
the fraudulent deal was committed with your information's/identity and
right now if you ID is placed on our website as a wanted person, i
believe you know that it will be a shame to you and your entire family
because after then it will be announce in all the local channels that
you are wanted by the FBI.



As a good christian and a honest man, i decided to see how i could be of
help to you because i would not be happy to see you end up in jail and
all your properties confiscated all because your information's was used
to carry out a fraudulent transactions, i called the EFCC and they
directed me to a private attorney who could help you get the process
done and he stated that he will endorse,sign and stamp the document at
the sum of $200 USD Only and i believe this process is cheaper for you.



You need to do everything possible within today and tomorrow to get this
process done because our director has called to inform me that the
warrant of arrest has been signed against you and once it has been
approved, then the arrest will be carried out, please check the ID that i
attached below and tell me if it doesn't belong to you and from our
investigations we learn't that you were the person that forwarded it to
one impostor/fraudsters called Dr Usman Shamsudeen last year when he had
a deal with you about the transfer of some illegal funds into your bank
account which is valued at the sum of $5,000,000.00 Usd.



I pleaded on your behalf so that this agency could give you the 22nd of
September being today so that you could get this process done because i
learn't that you were sent several e-mail without getting a response
from you, Please bear it in mind that this is the only way that i can be
able to help you at this moment or you would have to face the law and
its consequences with it has befall on you.



You would make the payment through Money Gram Transfer OR Western Union Money Transfer with the below details.



Receivers Name: STANLEY OZEH

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Text Question: What

Text Answer: Info

Amount: $200 Usd.



Send the payment details to me which are Senders Name and Address, Mtcn
Number, Text Question and Answer Used and the Amount Sent.



Make sure that you didn't hesitate making the payment down to the agency
by today being the 22nd of September so that they could have the
Certificate endorsed,signed and stamped immediately without any further
delay.



AFTER ALL THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO
PROCEED TO THE BANK FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS WHICH IS
VALUED AT THE SUM OF $9,0000,000.00 USD WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN
TRANSFERRED TO YOU ALL THIS WHILE.



NOTE/ ALL THE CRIMES AGENCIES HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON THIS REGARDS AND WE
WOULD USE YOUR ADDRESS WHICH IS STATED ABOVE AND YOUR ID TO TRACE YOU IF
YOU DISREGARD THIS INSTRUCTIONS.



THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.



Thanks as I wait for your response



Respectively

AGENT GARRY WALKER

FBI SPECIAL AGENT

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