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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: "AGENT RONALD T. HOOKS." <skyb1@live.com>
Reply-To: robertsmuellerii@kimo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:25:57 +1200 (NRT)
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)




FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING

789 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,

NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 2835-0071

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 3RD OF JANUARY. 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 3RD 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 $420 USD ONLY AND I BELIEVE THIS PROCESS IS
CHEAPER FOR YOU. 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 NIGERIA 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
$10.500,000.00 USD.

I PLEADED ON YOUR BEHALF SO THAT THIS AGENCY COULD GIVE YOU THE
2011/010/3 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 ==== Prince Obinna

Country; ----Benin Republic

City;----- Cotonou,

Text -----Question;god?

Answer;-------- yes

Amunt---$420usd

M T C N Nomber---

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
$10,500,000.00 US 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. HOOKS.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)

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