419 scam: "Comey"<jamescomey@hotmail.com> THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE NEW DIRECTOR FBI JAMES B. COMEY, GET BACK TO ME

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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:

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:
- "fund beneficiary" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Comey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jcomey378@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:47:59 +0100
Subject: THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE NEW DIRECTOR FBI JAMES B. COMEY, GET BACK TO ME

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

FUND BENEFICIARY,

We have received a security report from the United Kingdom security unit to handle a case that is related to your fund valued at US$15M which was abandon in the UK
Bank by you.

A report was lead that your abandon fund was claimed by an unknown person with the help of one of the United Nations worker, your fund was transferred to Africa by
the impostors, which we send our delegate to go to Africa to apprehend them, with the information we received from our delegate today, they have apprehended the people
That Stole your compensation fund to Africa and now your fund have been transferred to London Bank, the impostors have been handed over to the EFCC OF NIGERIA.

We have ordered the EFCC OF NIGERIA to send them back to the UK, so that we will hand them over to the appropriate authority in UK to bring them to justice, and it has
also come to our notice that some group of fraudulent people are contacting you and they are using my name James B. Comey new director FBI scamming the innocent people please ignore them Because they are a pest to the world at large.

We need your urgent responds so that we will tell you the proper agency to contact for your winners fund that has been recovered.

Faithfully Your's,

James B. Comey,
New Director FBI

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