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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: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, (FBI)." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbiiusajamescommey@usa.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 10:39:44 -0700
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, (FBI).

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, (FBI).
J. EDGAR. HOOVER BUILDING, 935 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.,
NW WASHINGTON D.C 20535-0001,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

GOOD NEWS, WE HAVE A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND NIGERIA
GOVERNMENT OVER YOUR LONG OVERDUE INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT AND WE INFORMED THEM
THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD NOT COST YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY WHICH WE
FINALLY REACHED TO AGREEMENT LAST WEEK THAT ALL THE PAYMENT WILL BE PAID VIA ATM
SMART CARD BEEN THE SIMPLEST WAY TO TRANSFER HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID COST
OF TRANSFER AND OTHER STATUTORY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DOCUMENT LIKE (UNITED
STATES PATRIOT ACT) WHICH WE STRETCHED TO HAVE A STRUNG AGREEMENT OVER THE
PAYMENT THAT WILL COST YOU ONLY US$245.00 ONLY FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART
CARD VIA UPS OR FEDEX DELIVERING COMPANY.

HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY TWO WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS US$245.00 TO FEDEX OR UPS
COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERING OF YOUR CARD,IF WE DON’T HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE
PAYMENT INFORMATION; THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WILL NOT HESITATE BY
GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TO CANCEL YOUR PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN
PROGRAMMED IN ATM SMART CARD.

I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY, THE NOTICE BELOW STAND AS CAUTION BEFORE IT
IS LATE. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS PROJECT, AS I
WILL SOON CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, LET THIS STAND AS A WARNING BEFORE
YOU IN CASE YOU RECEIVED ANY E-MAILS, OR CALLS REGARDING TO THIS FROM ANY
INDIVIDUALS CLAIMED TO BE ME, OR E-MAILS, CALLS FROM ANY ORGANIZATION TO YOU,
SUCH MUST BE FORWARDED TO US IMMEDIATELY, IT MIGHT COME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT
PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING MY NAME ASKING YOU TO COME AND CLAIM
YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN FUNDS BELONGING TO YOU OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I
URGE YOU TO IGNORE SUCH E-MAILS OR CALLS, WHILE YOU FORWARD IT TO US. I WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND
CO-OPERATION, AGAIN WITHOUT THIS CODE (911) DOESN’T GET BACK TO THIS OFFICE.

MOREOVER, FIRST BATCH OF YOUR CARD WHICH CONTAINS US$600, 000.00 HAS BEEN
ACTIVATED AND IS THE TOTAL FUND LOADED INSIDE THE CARD. YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN
TOTAL US$3,600.000.00 MILLION WILL COME IN BATCHES OF GBP600,000.00 AND THIS IS
THE FIRST BATCH.

YOUR ATM SMART CARD WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA UPS OR FEDEX; BECAUSE WE HAVE
SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRED BY August 30TH 2014. BELOW ARE
FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS YOU CAN TRACK FROM UPS WEBSITE (WWW.UPS.COM) TO
CONFIRM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT SUCCESSFULLY.

MOREOVER, THIS IS ANOTHER PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THERE PAYMENT THROUGH FEDEX
WEBSITE (WWW.FEDEX.COM).


1). MS. PAULA WILKINS COE, #111 SE RAILROAD, ST., PIKEVILLE, NC 27863, USA.
TRACKING NUMBER: 869713119185



2). MR. DAVID GLEM KEMP, #4370 N WILLOW RD., KINGMAN, ARIZONA, 86409, USA.
TRACKING NUMBER: 871363130860



3). MR. MOHAMED ANWER HUSSAIN, AL FALAKI CENTER, 2ND FLOOR, MINA STREET, JEDDAH,
SAUDI ARABIA. TRACKING NUMBER: 871000040860



4). MR. CLENNY ANTONIUS BRAAM, TERRESSTRAAT 38, 1056 RV AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS.
TRACKING NUMBER: 871363116168


HOWEVER, WE HEREBY ADVISED YOU THAT BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION/INSTRUCTIONS;
YOU’RE COMPLETE OVER-DUE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON YOUR CONTACT TO
THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMENT OFFICER THAT WILL HAND OVER YOUR CARD TO COURIER
COMPANY WITH THE PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGED. YOU ARE THEREFORE
ADVISED TO CONTACT MR. SMITH WILSON APPOINTED DIRECTOR ATM SMART CARD/FOREIGN
OPERATION DEPT AND ASK HIM HOW CAN FORWARD THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO FEDEX OR
UPS COURIER COMPANY BELOW IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.


RECEIVER NAME:MR. PAUL MOGAN
ADDRESS: 4TH AVE.GLASS BUILDING FST.
CITY: LAGOS
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
ZIP CODE: 234
TEXT QUESTION::::: WHAT FOR
ANSWER:: :::: SERVICES




AFTER SENDING THE FEE, FORWARD THE BELOW DETAILS TO THEM:



MTCN:........................

SENDERS FULL NAME:...................

HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS:...................

CELL/MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS:...................

NEAREST AIR PORT:..........................

CONTACT PERSON: MR. SMITH WILSON AND EMAIL ADDRESS: (smithwilsonofficu@accountant.com)
YOU'RE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO ENABLE HIM FACILITATE THE
SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS THE ONLY US$245.00 THAT
IS KEEPING YOUR ATM CARD IN NIGERIA. CONTACT HIM WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
AS ABOVE:

NOTE: YOU'RE ADVISED TO FURNISH THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE
FEDERATION WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS TO ENABLE HIM EXPEDITE SPEEDY
ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT. WE EXPECT YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE TO THIS
EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT DELIVERY EFFECTIVELY THEREBY MAKING
CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AS DIRECTED TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY.

YOU’RE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HIS ADVICE AND DIRECTIVES TO AVOID DELAY IN
RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED TO HIS
OFFICE FOR PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION.

CONGRATULATIONS.


IN GOD WE TRUST.
YOURS IN SERVICE,
FBI DIRECTOR
JAMES B. COMEY

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