419 scam: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION"<mbaer46@att.net> GOOD NEWS.....

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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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- robertmueller001210011@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertmueller001210011@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:05:15 -0400
Subject: GOOD NEWS.....

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FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
(202) 324-3000

Attn: Beneficiary,

Compliments of the day, I Wish to inform you that your Payment of $500 Thousand Dollars has been approved and it will be released to you as soon as possible so you will need to contact our Department in Nigeria to the payment Officer Mr Paul Eze with the information as stated below.

CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: Mr Paul Eze
EMAIL: robertmueller001210011@hotmail.com

Do contact Mr Paul Eze of the ATM PAYMENT CENTER OFFICE with your details:

FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
TELL:
CELL:
BANK NAME:
AGE:

Also please be informed that all necessary Documents has been put in place all you will have to do is to make sure you can be able to afford $135 Dollars for the Delivery of your Funds which is to be sent to you via an ATM SWIFT CARD using FedEx International Courier Service.

we do await your response so we can move on with our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you.

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Regards,
ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

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