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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: "MR. ROBERT S. MUELLER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info_fbi011@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 09:44:12 +0100
Subject: FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI ALERT INFORMATION

 
 
                                                                         Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
                                                                         Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.
                                                                         Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
                                                                        J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc
                                                                     http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm
 
                                                        FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI ALERT INFORMATION
 
 
Attention:Beneficiary
 
Intelligence reaching us shows that one of the individual, who are yet to receive their pending payment from overseas.Through our Fraud Monitory Unit we have also noticed that over the past you have been transacting with some impostors and  fraudsters who have been impersonating the likes of Prof. Soludo/Mr.Lamido Sanusi of the
Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick  Aziza, Bode Williams, Frank, Anderson, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, Kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of FedEx, Ibrahim Sule, Dr. Usman Shamsuddeen and some impostors claiming to be The Federal Bureau of Investigation Etc.
 
The Cyber Crime Division of the FBI gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (EFCC) of how some people have lost outrageous sums of money to these impostors. As a result of this we hereby advise you to stop communication with  any one regarding your payment. We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance that
your payment of  $10,500,000.00  will be released to you via ATM card with a maximum withdrawal limit of $15,000 per day which is powered by Visa Card and can  be used anywhere in the world where you see a Visa Card Logo on the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). We advised that this should be the only way at which you are to receive your payment because its more guaranteed, since over $5 billion was lost  on fake cheque last year 2012.
 
We guarantee 100% receipt of your payment, because we have arrange everything in regards to the release of your $10.5 million  United States Dollars to be 100% guarantee free and free from any hitches as its our duty to protect citizens of the United  States of America and also Asia and Europe. (This is as a result of the mandate from US Government to make sure all debts owed to citizens of American and also Asia and Europe.
 
Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from Delivery Company website to confirm people like you who have received their payment successfully.
 
.......................... FEDEX TRACKING
DETAILS....................... ...........
Name : Mrs. Jeannie Michael:....FedEx Tracking Number:  794588016471
(www.fedex.com)
Name: Mr. Richard Alexander: ...FedEx Tracking Number:  873029303758
(www.fedex.com)
Name: Mr David Parkin: ....FedEx Tracking Number:   793255162514
(www.fedex.com)
Name: Mrs Gloria H Lively: ....FedEx Tracking Number:   798085652229
(www.fedex.com)
Name: Mr Harold Wallace: .....FedEx Tracking Number:   798085655022
(www.fedex.com)
Name: Mr Dennis Peeks: .....FedEx Tracking Number:   483241592372
(www.fedex.com)
........................UPS TRACKING DETAILS.......................
................
Name: Mr Robert Foster:.....UPS Tracking Number:   H9217630411   (www.ups.com)
Name: Mr Stephen Dave:....UPS Tracking Number:   H8990220732  (www.ups.com)
Name: Mr. Silva .............UPS Tracking Number: H7479142394  (www.ups.com)
Name: Mr. Santos ...............UPS  Tracking Number H8435213371  (www.ups.com)
 
To redeem your funds, you are hereby advised to contact the ATM Card Center via email for their requirement to proceed and  procure your Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order
on your behalf which will cost you $175.00  only and nothing more , no hidden fees as everything else has been taken care of by the Federal Government including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is $175 only.
 
ATM Visa Card Director Contact Information:
Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Visa card,
 
Rev. Mark Duru
34 Marina street, Victoria lsland Lagos-Nigeria
Email:(rev.mark_duru@e-mail.ua)
Do contact Rev.Mark Duru of the ATM Card Center via his contact
details above.
 
1. Full Name:____________________________
2. Address:______________________________
3. Nationality:____________Sex___________
4. Age:____________Date of Birth:________
5. Occupation:___________________________
6. Phone:_______Fax:_____________________
7. State of Origin:_______Country:_______
8. Drivers license:____________________
9. Copy Of Your Identity:________________
 
On contacting him with your details your files would be updated and he will be sending you the payment information in which  you will use in making payment of $175.00 via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram for the procurement of your Approval  of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order. After which the delivery of your ATM card will be dispatched to  your designated home address without any further delay, No extra fee. Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will  ensure that your package is sent within 48
working hours.
 
We are sure of everything and we are giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive your ATM CARD Shipment Confirmation within the next 48hrs after you have made the payment. Once again we are so sure of you receiving your payment  at no any other cost .
 
 
GOD BLESS YOU
 
 
YOURS IN SERVICE
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FOR:MR. ROBERT S. MUELLER,
DIRECTOR: 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 Rev. Mark Duru 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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