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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: "Henry Clinton" <henryclinton@gawab.com>
Reply-To: henryclinton01@gawab.com
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:11:27 +0900
Subject: Congratulation




ANTI TERRORIST & MONITORY CRIME DIVISION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING 935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON , D.C.
20535-0001
Email: henryclinton01@gawab.com

ATTN: BENEFICIARY


This is to inform you that your file was presented before my office today
in regards to your part payment of us$5.5million and absolute measures
have been taken to ensure that you receive your part compensation
/inheritance /contract payment through Telegraphic Transfer (KTT) 72 hours
from the only approved bank in Malaysia,Standard Chartered Bank of
(Malaysia)Berhad which is under our supervision and the UN/IMF .
In the strength of the subject above, I hereby advise you to contact the
head of (K.T.T)Transfer Dept Of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia
Mr.Darrren Cheah for more remittance advice as soon as you receive this
email so that he can fully carry out all remittance operation by himself
without further delays.You are to contact him with this transfer code :
(FBIUNXPm010) and also forward your banking detail to him for immediate
transfer of your fund ,

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK NAME:
(6) BANK ADDRESS:
7) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
8) ROUTING NUMBER OR SWIFT CODE NO:
9) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
10) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE


Note, he is the only person to take the responsibility of your fund valued
us$5.5 million in this first quarter of the year and we require urgent
response and action from you to help us in carrying out our sincere
services to you, as you are advised to be very sensitive and careful with
any unwarranted emails from any other office/security/diplomat or bank
that might jeopardize your long effort towards the receipt of your over
due payment, please adhere to this advise because the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation shall not be held responsible for any funds not been
transferred in this quarter or transfers made in a wrong account,failure
to adhere to this instruction, you will have your self to blame email me
immediately you receive this mail for further reference on your payment.

Congratulations in advance as we await a successful and immediate transfer
of your fund, always forward every email you got from any office or any
bank for verification . NOTE : We have mounted our security network to
monitor every in-coming call , if we still find out that you are still
dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating you for years
, I shall stop and cancel your payment immediately

Yours truly,
Henry Clinton,
Assistant Director in Charge:
Email: henryclinton01@gawab.com

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This E-MAIL may contain information that is
privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution,
copying, or use of this document is strictly prohibited. If you have
received this communication in error, please notify us by email at the
E-MAlL listed above to arrange for the destruction or return of the
original document to us. Thank you.

2011 Federal Bureau Of Investigations All Rights Reserved



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