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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: FBI UNIT <office101file@gmail.com>
Reply-To: efccservice@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:37:34 +0530 (IST)
Subject: NOTE THAT AM NOW WAITING FOR THE PAYMENT INFORMATION
















ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES
DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION
FBI WEB SITE  http://www.fbi.gov/
J.
EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING  
935
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C.
20535-0001 
 
   
Attention Please, i got
your email, so all you need to do now is, you have to try and send the money
today as you said and get back to me with the payment
information
 
 
PAYMENT INFORMATION THROUGH WESTERN
UNION
 
Receivers Name: Mr.Obeche
Sylvester
Country: Benin
Republic
City......Cotonou
Code: 00229
Test
Question: What Color
Answer :
Red
Amount: $100 USD Only
Senders
Name..........
MTCN Numbers............
 
You are
here by advice to Contact them through the email address above and send the fee
to them. Note that you are to do this immediately if you really want your fund
to be credited to your personal account and also if you don't want any action to
be fall before you. We have already informed the EFCC BENIN about the present situation, so
go ahead and contact them immediately. Your fund is now on our custody and will
not be release to you unless the required document is confirmed, After that the
fund will be release to you immediately without any
delay.
 NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make
available the most complete and up-to date
records possible for no criminal
justice purposes. 
  
WARNING: failure to
produce the above requirement in the next 48 hours, legal action will be taken
immediately by arresting and detaining you, justificated and if found guilty,
you will be jailed...... As terrorism, drug
trafficking and money laundering is a
serious problem in our community today. The F.B.I will not stop at any length in
tracking down and prosecuting any criminal who indulge in this criminal act.
FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHEMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN
IT. 
  
Faithfully
Your's  
  

Robert
S.Mueller 111 
FBI
Director 

  
CC. TO: 
Email; efccservice@hotmail.com
FBI WEB SITE  http://www.fbi.gov/
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