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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: "FBI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.fbi.dept@cyberservices.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:39:42 -0400
Subject: OFFICIAL LETTER FROM THE FBI DATED 06/20/2012

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue ,
NW Washington , D.C. 20535-0001 , USA
Email: info.fbi.dept@cyberservices.com
 
 
 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ALERTING AND SAFE GUIDLING YOUR INTEREST.
 
 
 
We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in Conjunction with Some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in The United states of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you presently have a Transaction going on with the Skye bank of Nigeria (SBN) as regards to your over-due contract payment which was fully Endorsed in your favour accordingly.Worth Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3.5Million).
 
 
 
We are also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Joan C.Bailey from OHIO has already contacted them and also presented to them all the necessary Documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed personally by You prior to the release of your Contract fund valued at about $3,500,000.00(Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.) but the Skye bank office did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before they go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank information's Which was forwarded to them by the above named Lady so that was the main reason why they contacted us so as to assist them in making the investigations.
 
 
 
You are further advised to contact immediately the real office of the paying bank Skye bank only with the below if you didnt intsruct her to claim your fund, before the bank proceeds in transfering your fund into the account she provided.
 
 
 
Skye Bank of Nigeria.
NAME: Mr. James Emmanuel,
Remiitance Department Manager,
Head Office Our Head office is located at:
Samuel Asabia House 35, Marina, Lagos, Nigeria.
E-mail: skyebankplc.remittancedept@accountant.com
 
 
 
Please note that this is a very urgent and serious mater so we will like you to get back to us now so that we can know the next step to take before it will be too late.
 
 
 
Robert S. Mueller
F.B.I

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