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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: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION \(FBI\)" <mekenta1@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION \(FBI\)" <un.carman@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:06:56 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FBI FINAL WARNING:





FBI FINAL WARNING:
We have warned you so many time and you have decided to
ignore our e-mails or because you believe we are not real or we have not been
instructed to get you arrested, the truth is that we have given you enough
grace to respond according to the instruction and since you fail to respond back
to us with the payment advise, we would first send a letter to the mayor of the
city where you reside and direct them to close your bank account and all your
properties will be confiscated by FBI. Until we are through with our
investigations because a suspect is not suppose to be working freely in the
organization.
Your ID which we have in our database has been sent to all
crimes agencies for them to inset you in their website as an internet
fraudsters and to warn people for having any deals with you if you fail to
comply with directive.

This would have been solved all this while if you had gotten
the certificate signed, endorsed and stamped. this is the FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION (FBI) am writing in response to information reaching our head
office and am using this medium to inform you that there is no more time left
because you have been given three days (3) As stated to have the document
endorsed, signed and stamped without that you have self to blame at last when
we must have arrested and jailed you for life and all your properties
confiscated.
Well, failed to comply with our directives have attracted
process of Court warrant arrest has signed against you and it will be carried
out in the next 72hours as strictly signed by the FBI director and CIA IRS etc.
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
your ID is placed on our website as a wanted person, i believe you know the
shame you brought to yourself and your entire family because after then it will
be announce in all the local channels and TV station 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 ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (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 $150.00 used only and i believe this process is cheaper
for you.
You need to do everything possible today and tomorrow to get
this process done because as a director have called to inform that the warrant
arrest has been signed against you and once it has been approved, then the
arrest will be carried out, and from our investigations we learn that you were
the person that forwarded your identity to this impostor/fraudsters when he had
a deal with you about the transfer of some illegal funds into your bank
account.
I pleaded on your behalf so that this agency could give you
time so that you could get this process done because i learn that you were sent
several e-mail without getting a response from you, please bear it in mind this
is the only way that i can be able to help you at this moment or have you
chosen to face the law and its consequences? once it has befall on you. i
advise you to use the below name and the make the payment of us$150.00 through
western union money transfer with the below details. And forward the payment
information for us to pass to attorney who could help and get these documents
and resolved matter completely.
Receiver name ==== AKADONYE E. GILBERT
Country======= Nigeria
Text question==== when
Text answer===== today
Amount=====$150.00usd
Senders name======
MTCN ======
Send the payment details to this email address such as:
senders name and address, mtcn number, text question and answer amount sent.
Make sure that you didn't hesitate in making the payment down to the agency by
today 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
us$10.5million which was suppose to have been transferred to you all this while
but due to lack of needed documents the fund is still pending .
Note/ all the crimes agencies have been contacted on this
regards and we shall trace and arrest you if you disregard this instructions.
You are given two days grace to make the payment for the document, but if fail
to do that it will attract a maximum arrest and finally you will be appearing
in court for act of terrorism, money laundering and drug trafficking , so be
warned not to try anything funny as you been watched.
Thanks as i wait for your urgent response
FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III 

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