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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: "comey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamescomeyfbiwashingtondc@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 21:42:15 +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, My letter to you is not a scam or fraud related transaction. After the tenure of Robert Muller expired on 4th of September, the US PRESIDENT Barrack Obama appointed me Mr.James B. Comey Jr. to see the affairs of the FBI, as the new director of this office federal bureau of investigation I promised him (Barack Obama) that I will serve with total sincerity and honest in the discharge of my duties by ensuring that every beneficiary receive his or her payment during my tenure. In view of this, any office /office’s or individual contacting you in respect of this outstanding payment valued $15M USD without my authorization is considered a fraud and not worthy and should be ignored by forwarding it to my desk for further confirmation, our duty is to investigate matters relating to scams, frauds of various kind in the world will be brought to Book . Before we start contacting you we already have started investigation about you been the true beneficiary of this fund. Therefore, Once I got response from you, I will direct you to accredited attorney James sherry from home land security, to issue those needed documents to you at no cost. After securing the documents from Home land security then you forward it to me and I will direct you what next to do. In a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden today, President Barack Obama nominated I James B. Comey, Jr. to serve as the next Director of the FBI. I Comey has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to take over the office. I James Comey, jr. speaks at the White House following my nomination by President Barack Obama to be the next director of the FBI while Director Robert S. Mueller’s term ended on September 4, 2013. “I want to commend the president for the choice of appointing James Comey, jr. as the next director of the FBI,” said Ex Director Robert S. Mueller. “I have had the opportunity to work with James Comey jr. for a number of years at the Department of Justice, and I have found him to be a man of honesty, dedication, and integrity. His experience, his judgment, and his strong sense of duty will benefit not only the Bureau, but the country as a whole. Thus I James B.Comey Jr is assuring you that all you have experienced in the past through Mr. Robert Muller has come to end While replying, kindly add up your personal details, such telephone number, address, copy of your identification e.t.c where you wish to receive any parcel e.t.c. so free to communicate with me! Faithfully Your's, James B. Comey, Jr. New Director FBI

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