419 scam: "Federal Bureau of Investigation"<info@fbi.gov> 2001/2012 SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE FBI NIGERIA.

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crimes 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. )
- "fbi washington" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
- "robert mueller" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- ibrahim.lamrode@minister.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Bureau of Investigation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahim.lamrode@minister.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:59:58 -0800
Subject: 2001/2012 SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE FBI NIGERIA.

ROBERT MUELLER III

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI

FROM THE DESKTOP OF THE CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC FINANCIAL OF CRIMES
COMMISSION UNDER FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building935 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW Washington,
D.C.20535-0001, USA

WEBSITE: http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm
WEBSITE: http://www.fbi.gov/libref/executives/director.htm

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY:

How are you? I hope you are fine. Well, I believe by the time you will
be through with this email and will understand and surely place your
mind at rest as you are going to start a new life in no distance time.
Most families have lost lives, homes and there great wealth due to the
high rate of fraud and scams that has been all over the Nation and the
world in general, but since the setup of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission alongside with the FBI Washington D.C for the
purpose, these crimes has been reduced and we are fighting heavily to
put this to an end.

Right now, +AFsAJA-900,000,000+AF0- Nine Hundred Million United State
Dollars has been recovered from these fraudsters through our
Intelligence network, and most suspects are still under our custody
for proper investigations and trials. Your mail address has been found
in our list of those that has been defrauded through some of these
media, Account/bank transfer, dating and others. The bank transfer,
and other means of sending money that has been sent so far to some
country like London Ghana,Togo,Spain,South Africa and United States
etc are being received here in our country by these scammers in the
name of having transaction that you don't know about. You have
approved to receive back any sum of money that was scammed from you by
any means.

An instruction has been giving that in no account should any money be
paid to an individual through any means without a proper
investigation. We have our agents in the bank all round the World with
proper security to checkmate these scammers and any bank that goes
contrary to our instruction will stand the risk of losing its
certificate of accreditation. If this is true about you, do not border
much because it is time for you to regain what you have lost .This
wonderful compensation program was introduced by the Economic
Financial Of Crimes Commission(EFCC) and the FBI Washington DC.

All you need to do is to contact the head of verification department
with this information below for further clarification and screening
after which part of this money will be sent to you through any means
which will be convenience for you as stated.

FULL NAME:

COUNTRY:

ADDRESS:

SEX:

MARITAL STATUS:

OCCUPATION:

AMOUNT SCAMMED FROM YOU:

PHONE NUMBER:

OFFICE OF VERIFICATION ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

MR. Ibrahim Lamorde
Contact person

EMAIL:ibrahim.lamrode@minister.com

Sign

Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde

+AFs-Chairman EFCC Republic of Nigeria+AF0-

NOTE+ADs- Contact the verification office as you were instructed to
the email above. This payment has a limited time frame for funds
dispatch. Your response is expected within 7 working days of receiving
this notice.
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise be protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure
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BEST REGARDS

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