419 scam: "Robert S. Mueller III"<federal_bureau_ivstdept@hotmail.com> FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION / CONFIRM INHERITANCE

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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:
- "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. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348138481784
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.
- attbsn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert S. Mueller III" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <attbsn@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:45:20 -0000
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION / CONFIRM INHERITANCE

INTERNATIONAL POLICE UNITED STATES SECTION

Region No. 2 New York City

P.O.Box 804 Knickerbockers Station
New -York 10002-0804 U.S.A

.

Dear Beneficiary,

We, office of the International Police hereby write to inform you that we caught a Diplomatic lady called Mrs. Dorothy Wallace at (John F Kennedy International

Airport) here in New York with consignment box filled with united state dollars.

Meanwhile, based on our interview with the diplomat she said that the consignment box belongs to you and that she was sent by Mr. Kenneth Williams to deliver the

consignment box to your doorstep.

The diplomat also said that her first transit in the state was at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport Ohio, where she had to make a stop before

proceeding to meet you.

Currently, the diplomat is under detention in the office of security, and we cannot release her until we carry out proper investigation on how this huge amount of

money managed to be yours before we release her with the box. So, in this regard you are to reassure and prove to us that the money you are about to receive is legal

by sending us the Award Ownership Certificate showing that the money is not illegal.

Note that the Award Ownership Certificate must to be secured from the office of the senate president in Nigeria, because that is the only office that will issue you

the original Award Ownership Certificate of these funds.

You are advised to forward immediately the Award Ownership Certificate to this Department, but if you do not have it, we strongly urge you to contact the sender of the

Diplomat to help you secure the Award Ownership Certificate if at all you do not have it.

Below is the contact information of the person that sent the diplomat:

Name: Mr.Kenneth Williams

Email: attbsn@gmail.com

Phone: +234-8138481784

Furthermore, we are giving you only 3 working business days to forward the requested Award Ownership Certificate. Note that we shall get back to you after the 3

working business days, and if you did not come up with the certificate we shall confiscate the funds into World Bank account, then charge you for money laundering, but

if you forward the Award Ownership Certificate then we will release the Diplomat with your consignment and also give you every back up on the Funds.

Note: This Department is acting under proof gathered in current time. It is highly imperative that you respond accordingly for further clarification of this matter.

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.

Yours Truly,

I.P.A REGION NO: 2

THANKS.

DR. DOUGLAS H. KING.

Committee of Police Societies, NYPD.

CC: Mr. Frank Mark

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