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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: "Robert S. Mueller III" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.paulnelson@admin.in.th>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 01:53:27 -0800
Subject: Good day

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
WASHINGTON D.C ROOM,7367, J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING,
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,

Good day, be well informed that your ATM card valued at US$2Million has been approved, kindly contact Mr. Paul Nelson immediately with the below contact details and also reconfirm your personal information to him so that he can proceed with the delivery of your ATM Card.
Kindly reconfirm your details as stated below:.

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
DIRECT-PHONE:
FAX:
INT'L ID:

Below is the contact information:

Fund Department NEW YORK USA
Contact person: Dr.Paul Nelson
Executive Chairman Fund Department.
E-mail: dr.paulnelson@admin.in.th
Directors Name: Dr.Paul Nelson
Phone Number; 347-434-5334


God Bless You.

Regards,
Robert Swan Mueller III Director FBI.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/>
International Computer Systems (London) Ltd. / ICS . This email and any files transmitted with its attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message from your computer. Any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or any files transmitted with it by an unauthorized recipient is strictly prohibited. No contracts or commitments of any kind may be concluded by means of this email without explicit further agreement between ICS and other parties. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender.

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