419 scam: "FederalBureau of Investigation"<info@info.com> FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "FederalBureau of Investigation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <FederalBureauofinves@LIVE.COM>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:58:49 +0300
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.

WASHINGTON D.C ROOM,7367

J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING

935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,

NW WASHINGTON, DC 20535,

RE: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET

Hello,

We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant Investigation Agencies like Internal Revenue Service here in the United states of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have been scammed by those scammers from all over the world

We also want you to know that the UNITED NATION have been compensating the scam victims by the advance fee scam going on in africa and have maped out the sum of US$12,000,000.00 to compensate the scam victim here on our list and your name is among the 12 scam victims here.

We will like you to know that the UNITED NATIONS are compensating the scam victim with the sum of US$1,000,000.00 each to the 12 scam victims so we will like you to send us the account number where you want your compensation fund to be transfer to or better still let us know how you want your compensation fund to come to you.

Your urgent response is needed.Furthermore we will like you to stop communicating with any scam emails you will be receiving this is to help us stop scam going on so get back to us with the needed information.

Best Regards,

Robert S. Mueller III

FederalBureau of Investigation

J. Edgar Hoover Building

935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001, USA

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