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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: FROM FBI OFFICE <lindawilliam044@superposta.com>
Reply-To: mrslaumorgan@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 04:03:19 +0800 (CST)
Subject: THE IMF HAS APPROVED YOUR ATM CARD FOR DELIVERY (FBI)


THE IMF HAS APPROVED YOUR ATM CARD FOR
DELIVERY ( FBI ) !!!!!‏ | Mr. Robert S. Mueller III | fbi1934@yahoo.co.th


 


THE IMF HAS APPROVED YOUR ATM CARD FOR
DELIVERY (FBI)


 


Attn: Beneficiary,


I am Mr. Robert S.Mueller, The FBI Director; After
proper investigations, we discovered that your impending payment that have been
withheld by imposters, claiming to be Professor Charles Soludo (Governor of the
Central bank of Nigeria), Mr. Patrick Aziza, Mr. Frank Nweke, None existing
officials of the Oceanic Bank of Nigeria and Zenith Bank, UK winning Lottery,
Andy Lear of Hsbc bank, Coca-Cola winning lottery and among a list of others is
now under our custody with the help of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) and the Local Police Force.


 


Investigations revealed that you have spent a lot on
your personal earned money just to conclude the successful Transfer of your
funds to your nominated bank account by obtaining transfer documents as
requested by the imposters and fraudulent peoples, costing you a lot of money
but all to no avail.


 


The FBI had to send some financial crime
investigators from our head quarters in Washington DC to Africain other to carry
out proper investigation, after receiving series of other reports similar to
yours as you are not the only person awaiting the legal transfer of funds from
Africa.


 


The FBI has giving authority to the International
Monetary Funds (IMF) to assist the Federal Ministry of Finance and all the
organization involved; such as the Central Bank, Zenith Bank, and Legit lottery
organizations to immediately commence with the compensation of all the
beneficiaries awaiting the successful transfer of their
funds.


With the help of some of the best Internet
investigators attached to the FBI, we traced your information from the Internet
as one of the beneficiaries awaiting the successful transfer of funds to your
nominated account.


 


I am pleased to inform you that a meeting was held
as regards the best way to carry out with the compensation exercise for
transparency and most especially to avoid reoccurrence of the delay in
transferring your funds and the high cost of procuring transfer documents and
came to a final conclusion as all head of organizations involved was duly
represented.


 


It was approved to be issued to you as a valid
international ATM card cashable at any ATM machine designation in the world. The
ATM account has already being credited with One Million, Eight Hundred thousand
United States dollars. ($1.800, 000.00USD), with a daily Limit of withdrawal of
Ten thousand United States Dollars. ($10,000. 00USD) Per day. The ATM card has
already being packaged and approved to be delivered to your door step via
express courier delivery service.


 


Contact MRS. LAURA MORGAN {Our FBI ATM
Representative in Benin Republic.} at the ATM PAYMENT CENTER and reconfirm your
delivery information as stated below and your security code with five digit
(12090) number has to be submitted alongside with your delivery information for
security reasons.


 


DELIVERY INFROMATION:


FULL NAME AND AGE:


DELIVERY ADDRESS:


CELL PHONE NUMBER:


CURRENT OCCUPATION:


CONTACT INFORMATION:


NAME: Mrs. Laura Morgan


EMAIL: mrslaumorgan@yahoo.fr


 


HAVE IT IN MIND THAT THE DELIVERY FEE OF YOUR
PACKAGE DELIVERY TO YOUR DESTINATION HAS BEEN SETTLED BETWEEN US AND THE COURIER
COMPANY IN CHARGE OF YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY.
SO YOU ARE MANDATED TO PAY FOR
THE SECURITY KEEPING FEE ONLY FOR YOUR ATM CARD TO BE DELIVERED TO
YOU.


 


A RELIABLE AND A TRUSTED COURIER COMPANY HAVE BEEN
CONTRACTED TO DELIVER YOUR PACKAGE YOUR DESTINATION, AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT MRS.
LAURA MORGAN HE WILL UPDATE YOU WITH THE COURIER COMPANY EMAIL CONTACT ADDRESS
IN OTHER TO AVOID ANY UNDUE DELAY OF YOUR
ATM CARD.


 


NOTE: Under normal circumstances you are
suppose to come and collect your ATM CARD in person and sign some documents as
proof of the collection of your ATM CARD but the IMF and the Finance Ministry
insisted that you pay for the SECURITY KEEPING FEE ONLY of your ATM CARD via
western union money transfer,
Which will cost you only $195.00 USD to cut
down travel expenses in other for the western union payment receipt and the
receipt of payment of $195.00 USD to the nominated courier company that will
carry out?


 


With the delivery to your door step to be
documented in your file as proof your collection. We hope that is Very clear. A
receipt to this effect will be sent to you and a copy kept in your file for
future documentation.


 


We also advise that you stop further
communications with these imposters and forward any correspondence / proposal
you receive from them to MRS. LAURA MORGAN in other for the FBI to bring justice
to does still at Large.


 


GOD BLESS US.


REGARDS.


 


Mr. Robert S. Mueller III
FBI
DIRECTOR.


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