419 scam: "FBI WASHINGTON D.C" <oneallo2000@yahoo.com> FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "farida waziri" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +229 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ccef25@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- information's: contact person: mrs.farida waziri email: (ccef25@yahoo.com) office address: 72 western avenue victoria (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI WASHINGTON D.C" <oneallo2000@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ccef25@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:41:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES
DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION
FBI WEB SITE http://www.fbi.gov/J.
EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C.
20535-0001


FUND
BENEFICIARY,
We
received your email, this is not a child play, we are ready to take you to any
length if you failed to proof the legitimate of the fund you are about to
receive. As a Federal Commission we are here to protect your interest and the
interest of all the United
State
citizens as well as this great
Nation. You have been investigated as the beneficiary of the said funds that is
why you are in touch with the FBI for a solid proof
before the funds will be release to you.

The said funds is now in U.S Bank in your name which
has been placed on hold under the custody of the FBI for further verification
and proof before releasing the fund to you.

You do not have this document in your files, if you
did the fund would not have been hold. We did not believe this at first, but
when we saw the transfer we had no option than to contact
you.

We have gone through your Identification record and
also the informations received from you, we have verified a lot of things about
you. It has come to the attention of our Money Trafficking investigation
department, that you have some funds valued at U.S $7 Million to your name, The
said payment is awaiting adjudication and crediting to Edward Powell. With full
concern of The F.B.I and the Internal
Revenue Service
(IRS) wish to remind you of the consequences of remitting such huge sums of
money without complying fully with the provisions of the Financial and Allied
Matters Decree 5 as amended in sub-section C (6) of 2003, which stipulates that
any monitory transaction been done in the United States Of America, must have
proper records, which duly guarantees and covers the transaction as legitimate
and legally acquired and not criminally or terrorist associated funds. This is
due to ongoing terrorist activities/economic crimes on and against the
United States of
America
citizens.

Note that with the information's we have here, the
fund in your name here was release from Federal Republic Of Benin. To this regard you
are to contact the EFCC BENIN where the fund was
release from so that they will issue you the required document because they are
the only people that can issue you the document. Nobody else have the right or
privilege to issue you this document unless the EFCC BENIN.

You are under an observational /Investigation in
connection with money laundering. If your funds comes from a legitimate and
legal source, the proper guidelines for you to recover the right of transaction
is for you to provide the official monitory transaction release document so that
your funds will be legally processed and recorded and accounted for and then
finally released to you.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION (ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONEY LAUNDERING DEPARTMENT) IS HERE to
wipe out terrorism, and will stop at no length in doing our duty for the
American
people.

You have 48 hours to produce legal proof of the below
frozen wired transaction number Edward Powell  AZQV9007 owned by Edward Powell
do not have any rights to receive these funds if the documented legal wire
information is not complete.     For your own good and
benefit, you are advice not to send your money to anybody accept the below
person that will get the document for you. It have come to our notice that you
have been dealing with scammers regarding the present transaction in your name,
with the power imposed on us as a high Federal Commission, you are hereby warn
and instruction to terminate your involvement with any people or individual
contacting you regarding this present transaction.The said funds is now in our
custody in your name as the beneficiary, your dealings should be channel to this
office alone, if we find out you are still communicating with Imposters you will
be charge for advance fraud communication by the Federal Law.

The very heart of FBI operations lies in our
investigations--which serve, as our mission states, 'to protect and defend the
United
States against terrorist and
foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the criminal laws of the
United
States.' So follow our
instructions properly to avoid any action before you. Attached a copy of my
Office ID for your mutual view and understanding so that you will know exactly
whom you are dealing with.

We currently have jurisdiction over violations of
more than 200 categories of federal law. So you can see that we can track you
down through Investigative programs. We have your address and the evidence and
status of your wired funds, so we can arrest you anytime
anywhere.  You dont have the
required document on your possesion, these document are only to be issue to you
from the paying country BENIN, to this regards you are advice to contact the
EFCC BENIN to obtain the document from them to enable the immediate release of
the funds in your name. We have done our
verification on your FBI Identification Record with our Social Security Number,
the only document left is the required Diplomatic
Immunity Seal Of
Transfer(DIST) Which should be
issue to you from the paying country of the said funds, you are to contact the
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) Benin republic
to obtain the above required document, find below their contact information's:
Contact Person:
Mrs.Farida Waziri
Email: (ccef25@yahoo.com) Office Address:
72 western avenue victoria Island.  Furthermore,
be advice that according to the United
State
Law together with the FBI rules and
regulations, you are to obtain the document from the EFCC BENIN
where the fund was transfer from. Also Note that you are to take care of the
Document to be issued to you right away, because due to the content of the
document and how important and secured the document is, You are to take care of
the document by sending to the EFCC BENIN the sum of $87.00 Dollars only for the
issuing of the document right away and your $7 million will be release to you
That is the only way the EFCC BENIN will issue you the document, because they
are going to issue you the Authentic and Original copy of the document for the
relasement of your fund.

PAYMENT INFORMATION THROUGH WESTERN UNION

Receivers Name: Chukwuemeka Marcel
Country:
Benin
Republic
City......Cotonou
Code: 00229
Test
Question: What Color
Answer :
Red
Amount: $8700USD Only
Senders
Name..........
MTCN Numbers............

You are here by advice to Contact them through the
email address above and send the fee to them. Note that you are to do this
immediately if you really want your fund to be credited to your personal account
and also if you don't want any action to be fall before you. We have already
informed the EFCC BENIN about the
present situation, so go ahead and contact them immediately. Your fund is now on
our custody and will not be release to you unless the required document is
confirmed, After that the fund will be release to you immediately without any
delay.

NOTE: We have asked for the above
documents to make available the most complete and up-to
date
records possible
for no criminal justice
purposes. WARNING: failure to
produce the above requirement in the next 48 hours, legal action will be taken
immediately by arresting and detaining you, justificated and if found guilty,
you will be jailed...... As terrorism, drug
trafficking and money laundering is
a serious problem in our community today. The F.B.I will not stop at any length
in tracking down and prosecuting any criminal who indulge in this criminal act.
FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHEMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN
IT.
Faithfully
Your's

Robert
S.Mueller 111 FBI
Director
CC. TO: Email; (fbidc18@yahoo.com)
FBI WEB SITE
http://www.fbi.gov/
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