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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "interl.departm2@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- 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.
- info.fbioffice2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: FBI DIRECTOR <info.fbioffice2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:39:24 +0100
Subject: We have been told that you have failed to dance by the rule of the
FBI which will warrant 2 years jail sentence
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Good Day Dear Beneificary,
We have been watching every single transaction you made since last year
until this 2012 and you have to know that we are also working to make sure
your ATM CARD which are suppose to be delivered to you, and also bear in
mind that what ever you emailing us will be forward to the court. Also we
are hereby to notify by the federal bureau of investigation Cotonou
department of the insult you imposed on them by failing to comply by their
requirements.Your full residential address has been forwarded to us for
your immediate arrest to face your charge but I deemed it fit to give you
one more chance to save yourself from this mess.
We have been told that you have failed to dance by the rule of the FBI
which will warrant 2 years jail sentence. Now I Robert S. Mueller the
special agent in charge of the FBI Albany department I am giving you 24
working hours to effect the payment of the $44 usd. To the FBI in republic
of Benin (fbi security) with the information written below:
Senders Name:____
Recivers name:___Jona Uzoma Simple
Country:___ Benin Republic
City:___Cotonou
Question:___What for?
Answer:____Recovery
MTCN:_____
Amount:____$44
You have to try as much as you can and make this payment so that your ATM
CARD will be delivered immediately to your destination.You have to stop
every transaction you are communicating with other organization to avoid
delay on the processing of your ATM CARD.
Note that you? if you fail to stick with my advice or any delay will lead
to us coming directly to your home address at any time, so try and dance by
the rule and get back to me with good understanding ASAP.
ROBERT S. MUELLER,
E-mail: info.fbioffice2@gmail.com
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to
be in possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice only to be in
contact with Mr. Peter Williams Email : interl.departm2@msn.com of the ATM
card center who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your
payment and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we
could act upon it immediately. Help stop cyber crime
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