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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 Bereau Investigation <infofbifrauddepartment@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:49:50 -1200
Subject: FBI MEMO

FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001.

Attn Beneficiary


.FBI MEMO .

GOOD NEWS, WE HAVE A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA OVER YOUR LONG

OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENT AND WE INFORMED THEM THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD
NOT COST YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY

WHICH WE FINALLY REACHED TO AGREEMENT YESTERDAY THAT ALL THE PAYMENT
WILL BE PAID VIA ATM SMART CARD BEEN THE

SIMPLEST WAY TO TRANSFER HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID COST OF
TRANSFER AND OTHER STATUTORY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES

DOCUMENT LIKE (UNITED STATES PATRIOT ACT) WHICH WE STRETCHED TO HAVE A
STRUNG AGREEMENT OVER THE PAYMENT THAT WILL

COST YOU ONLY $195 USD ONLY FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD VIA
UPS OR FEDEX DELIVERING COMPANY.

HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY TWO WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS $195 U.S. DOLLARS
to REV.PHILLIPS BALAKIS FOR DELIVERING OF

YOUR CARD, IF WE DON’T HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION; THE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WILL NOT

HESITATE BY GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO
CANCEL YOUR PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED IN

ATM SMART CARD.

I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY, THE NOTICE BELOW STAND AS CAUTION
BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION,

YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS PROJECT, AS I WILL SOON CONCLUDE THIS
TRANSACTION WITH YOU, LET THIS STAND AS A

WARNING BEFORE YOU INCASE YOU RECEIVED ANY E-MAILS, OR CALLS REGARDING
TO THIS FROM ANY INDIVIDUALS CLAIMED TO BE

ME, OR E-MAILS, CALLS FROM ANY ORGANIZATION TO YOU, SUCH MUST BE
FORWARDED TO US IMMEDIATELY, IT MIGHT COME TO YOU

WITH DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING MY NAME ASKING
YOU TO COME AND CLAIM YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN

FUNDS BELONGING TO YOU OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU TO
IGNORE SUCH E-MAILS OR CALLS, WHILE YOU

FORWARD IT TO US. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-

OPERATION.

MOREOVER, FIRST BATCH OF YOUR CARD WHICH CONTAINS $3,000.000.00
MILLION U.S. DOLLARS HAS BEEN ACTIVATED AND IS THE

TOTAL FUND LOADED INSIDE THE CARD. YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN TOTAL
10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS WILL COME IN

BATCHES OF 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH.

YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA UPS OR FEDEX, BECAUSE WE HAVE
SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRE

BY Nov 30th. BELOW ARE FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS YOU CAN TRACK FROM
UPS WEBSITE (WWW.UPS.COM) TO CONFIRM PEOPLE

LIKE YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT
SUCCESSFULLY.


JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER ==============1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947
CAROL R BUCZYNSKI ==============1Z2X59394197862530
KARIMA EMELIA TAYLOR ==============1Z2X59394198591527
LISA LAIRD ==============1Z2X59394196641913
POLLY SHAYKIN ==============1Z2X59394198817702
MOREOVER, THIS IS ANOTHER PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THERE PAYMENT THROUGH
FEDEX WEBSITE
(WWW.FEDEX.COM).
RICHARD AUTRY ============== 869713119185
GARY METZGER ============== 871363130860
MARK STUBBS ==============871363116168

HOWEVER, WE HEREBY ADVISED YOU THAT BASED ON OUR
RECOMMENDATION/INSTRUCTIONS YOUR COMPLETE
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE OVER-DUE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON
YOUR CONTACT TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMENT

OFFICER THAT WILL HAND OVER YOUR ATM CARD TO UPS COURIER COMPANY WITH
THE PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGED.

YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO CONTACT REV.PHILLIPS BALAKIS APPOINTED
DIRECTOR ATM SWIFT CARD/FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT

CITIBANK IN NIGERIA AND ASK HIM HOW YOU CAN MAKE THE PAYMENT OF US$195
FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD THROUGH

COURIER SERVICE.

CONTACT PERSON: REV. STEVEN DEAN
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: steavendean@hotmail.com
PRIVATE DIRECT TELL +234-8153931887

YOU'RE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO ENABLE HIM
FACILITATE THE SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR

ATM CARD DELIVERY SINCE IS THE ONLY $195USD THAT IS KEEPING YOUR CARD
THEIR IN AFRICA . CONTACT HIM WITH THE

FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS BELOW:

1. YOUR FULL NAME............................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS .........................................
3. YOUR AGE............................................
4.OCCUPATION..........................................
5. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER..................

NOTE: YOU'RE ADVISED TO FURNISH THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMASTER GENERAL
OF THE FEDERATION WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID

DETAILS TO ENABLE HIM EXPEDITE SPEEDY ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR
PAYMENT. WE EXPECT YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE TO

THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT DELIVERY EFFECTIVELY
THEREBY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL

MONETARY FUND AS DIRECTED TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY.

YOU’RE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HIS ADVICE AND DIRECTIVES TO AVOID
DELAY IN RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE YOUR

PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED TO HIS OFFICE FOR PROCESSING AND
VERIFICATION.

CONGRATULATIONS.

IN GOD WE TRUST.

YOURS IN SERVICE,

ROBERT MUELLER

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