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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: "Jonathan Evans" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m15001@superposta.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 20:38:43 -0600
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT CODE (FBI-M15/WED/UKBP/ SGLC/)

FBI-M15 PACT-SIGNINGING WITH THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) ON OVER-DUE PAYMENT RELEASE.
 
We have the utmost pleasure in sending you this message regarding our meeting at the 53 Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) at their summit meeting on 10th/12th October in Addis Ababa. At the meeting which focus was on Scammed Victim in the Globe, Foreign Contractors that may not have received their contract sum as well as Inheritance, including people that had an unfinished and failed transaction due to government bureaucracy etc. Be notified that we found your contact in our list and that is why we are contacting you as this has been agreed upon andsignedby the African Union(AU), in a drive to restore and protect its image globally.
 
I am delighted to inform you that the Payment Panel which just concluded its seating here in London just released your name amongst those to benefit from the ongoing Normalization Exercise .The federal bureau of investigation (FBI/M15). Through our intelligence monitoring network wish to bring to your notice that your Payment profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid while investigation was ongoing . So we , in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) financial department have investigated through our monitoring network notes that your transaction/funds is with the British Finance and finally to be released to you.
 
NByou are restricted to communicate with any bank, ministries, organization and security agencies concerning this issue hence I have been handed over the supervision security disc of this sensitive matter until your payment release is done. This is the government approved Security Global Legal Code = (FBI-M15/WED/UKBP/ SGLC) , disregard any FBI-M15 message without this code, your local FBI office have nothing to do with this issue becauseI am in charge of border protection .
 
Kindly send a quick acknowledgement with the subject code: (FBI-M15/WED/UKBP/ SGLC/)as a reconfirmation then you will be directed with the contact details of your paying bank without delays.
 
Awaits your quick response
 
Jonathan Evans
D.G of the British Security Service

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