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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 <amandauku@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: ifederalbureau20@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 22:12:07 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FINAL WARNING FROM (F.B.I)


FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)

Cc: Federal Bureau Of Investigation

FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING

789 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,

NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 22835-00771

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)

 

ATTENTION:

 

THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING YOU ARE GOING TO RECIEVE FROM ME DO YOU GET
ME????I HOPE YOU’RE UNDERSTAND HOW MANY TIMES THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN SENT
TO YOU?.



WE HAVE WARNED YOU SO MANY TIME AND YOU HAVE DECIDED TO IGNORE OUR
E-MAILS OR BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE WE HAVE NOT BEEN INSTRUCTED TO GET YOU
ARRESTED, AND TODAY IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND BACK TO US WITH THE PAYMENT
THEN, WE WOULD FIRST SEND A LETTER TO THE MAYOR OF THE CITY WHERE YOU
RESIDE AND DIRECT THEM TO CLOSE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN
JAILED AND ALL YOUR PROPERTIES WILL BE CONFISCATED BY THE FBI. WE WOULD
ALSO SEND A LETTER TO THE COMPANY/AGENCY THAT YOU ARE WORKING FOR SO
THAT THEY COULD GET YOU FIRED UNTIL WE ARE THROUGH WITH OUR
INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE A SUSPECT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE WORKING FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OR ANY PRIVATE ORGANIZATION.

 

YOUR ID WHICH WE HAVE IN OUR DATABASE BEEN SENT TO ALL THE CRIMES
AGENCIES IN AMERICA FOR THEM TO INSET YOU IN THEIR WEBSITE AS AN
INTERNET FRAUDSTERS AND TO WARN PEOPLE FROM HAVING ANY DEALS WITH YOU.
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED ALL THIS WHILE IF YOU HAD GOTTEN THE
CERTIFICATE SIGNED, ENDORSED AND STAMPED AS YOU WHERE INSTRUCTED IN THE
E-MAIL BELOW.THIS IS THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) AM
WRITING IN RESPONSE TO THE E-MAIL YOU SENT TO US AND AM USING THIS
MEDIUM TO INFORM YOU THAT THERE IS NO MORE TIME LEFT TO WASTE BECAUSE
YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN FROM THE 8TH OF NOVEMBER. AS STATED EARLIER TO HAVE
THE DOCUMENT ENDORSED, SIGNED AND STAMPED WITHOUT FAILURE AND YOU MUST
ADHERE TO THIS DIRECTIVES TO AVOID YOU BLAMING YOURSELF AT LAST WHEN WE
MUST HAVE ARRESTED AND JAILED YOU FOR LIFE AND ALL YOUR PROPERTIES
CONFISCATED.

 

YOU FAILED TO COMPLY WITH OUR DIRECTIVES AND THAT WAS THE REASON WHY WE
DIDN'T HEAR FROM YOU ON THE 2RD AS OUR DIRECTOR HAS ALREADY BEEN
NOTIFIED ABOUT YOU GET THE PROCESS COMPLETED YESTERDAY AND RIGHT NOW THE
WARRANT OF ARREST HAS BEEN SIGNED AGAINST YOU AND IT WILL BE CARRIED
OUT IN THE NEXT 48HOURS AS STRICTLY SIGNED BY THE FBI DIRECTOR. 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 YOU ID IS PLACED ON OUR WEBSITE AS A WANTED PERSON, I BELIEVE
YOU KNOW THAT IT WILL BE A SHAME TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY BECAUSE
AFTER THEN IT WILL BE ANNOUNCE IN ALL THE LOCAL CHANNELS 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 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 $125 USD ONLY AND I BELIEVE THIS PROCESS IS CHEAPER FOR
YOU.NEED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WITHIN TODAY AND TOMORROW TO GET THIS
PROCESS DONE BECAUSE OUR DIRECTOR HAS CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE
WARRANT OF ARREST HAS BEEN SIGNED AGAINST YOU AND ONCE IT HAS BEEN
APPROVED, THEN THE ARREST WILL BE CARRIED OUT, AND FROM OUR
INVESTIGATIONS WE LEARNT THAT YOU WERE THE PERSON THAT FORWARDED YOUR
IDENTITY TO ONE IMPOSTOR/FRAUDSTERS IN BENIN REPEPIBLIC LAST YEAR WHEN
HE HAD A DEAL WITH YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF SOME ILLEGAL FUNDS INTO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WHICH IS VALUED AT THE SUM OF $2.5MILLION USD.

 

I PLEADED ON YOUR BEHALF SO THAT THIS AGENCY COULD GIVE YOU THE
2011/11/4 SO THAT YOU COULD GET THIS PROCESS DONE BECAUSE I LEARNT THAT
YOU WERE SENT SEVERAL E-MAIL WITHOUT GETTING A RESPONSE FROM YOU, PLEASE
BEAR IT IN MIND THAT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO HELP
YOU AT THIS MOMENT OR YOU WOULD HAVE TO FACE THE LAW AND ITS
CONSEQUENCES ONCE IT HAS BEFALL ON YOU.YOU WOULD MAKE THE PAYMENT
THROUGH MONEY GRAM TRANSFER OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE
BELOW DETAILS.

 

RECEIVER NAME ==== Chibuzor Nweke

Country; ----Benin Republic

City;----- Cotonou,

Text -----Question;god?

Answer;-------- yes

Amunt---$125usd

M T C N Number---

Senders Name

bellow need once you

 

SEND THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO ME WHICH ARE SENDERS NAME AND ADDRESS, MTCN
NUMBER, TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER USED AND THE AMOUNT SENT. MAKE SURE
THAT YOU DIDN'T HESITATE 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 YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS WHICH IS VALUED AT THE SUM OF $2.5MILLION USD
WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO YOU ALL THIS WHILE.

 

NOTE/ ALL THE CRIMES AGENCIES HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON THIS REGARDS AND WE
SHALL TRACE AND ARREST YOU IF YOU DISREGARD THIS INSTRUCTIONS. You are
given a grace TODAY to make the payment for the document after which
your failure to do that will attract a maximum arrest and finally you
will be appearing in court for act of terrorism, money laundering and
drug trafficking charges, so be warned not to try any thing funny
because you are been watched.

THANKS AS I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE

 

RESPECTIVELY

AGENT RONALD T. HOSKO.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)

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