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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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Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES B. COMEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbi1@foxmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 08:24:42 +0900
Subject: Your $8,200.000.00 witheld payment Notification

  

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington DC




Dear Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that it came to our notice and has been investigated through our Intelligence Monitoring Network System, with the help of The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations. Records show that you are among one of the individuals and organizations who are yet to receive their overdue payment from overseas which includes those of Lottery/Gambling,Contract and Inheritance. For your NOTICE! it is confirmed that your fund has not been paid to you due to the past corrupt Governmental Officials and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has lead to so many losses and delays.

The stated amount of $8,200.000.00 has been deposited with Bank Of Africa on your behalf as to the result of the mandate' passed to the current president of Nigeria his Excellency President Good luck Jonathan from The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to you and other individuals and organizations who have been found not to have receive their Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling, Inheritance and you have been approved to receive the totalled sum of $8,200.000.00,

Normally it will take up to 10 business days for an International Cheque to be cashed by your local Banks but we did notified the Federal Ministry of Finance on your behalf that your fund should be Drawn with a registered Bank in Africa so as to enable you cash the cheque instantly without any obstacle or delays.

Everything has been investigated and we have verified the entire transaction to be Safe and 100% risk free for you. PLEASE NOTE: due to the fact that you have been approved to receive your payment, you are advised "required" to claim it from now till the end of this year, when "then" it shall be permanently send to the Government treasury account as unclaimed if no response is received from you!.. You will be required to contact our corresponding officer in Africa who is in-charge of this transaction so as to make sure that your funds gets to you at your early convenience, and also you will be required to settle the following bills directly to our directed officer to avoid any mistake, please stop any communication with any one or offices if you have been in contact with any because this matter has been investigated. According to our discoveries, you were required to pay for the followings.

********************************************* BILL TO SETTLE *********************************************

* A Deposit Fee's (Fee's paid by the Federal Ministry of Finance for the deposit into United Bank for Africa on your behalf to firstly secure your fund from the bad Governmental Officials who wanted to keep the funds to their selves.

* The Deposit into Bank for Africa Cashier's Cheque Conversion Fee (Fee for converting the Wire Transfer payment into a (Certified Cashier's Cheque). The total amount for everything is $730.00. We have tried our possible best to indicate that this $730.00 should be deducted from your overdue payment but we found out that the fund have already been converted into a certified Bank Cheque and cannot be accessed; so therefore you will be required to pay the required fee's to our Correspondent officer in-charge of this transaction as to immediate facilitate the delivery of your Cashier Check to you as approved. .

A trusted DHL delivery company have been contracted to make delivery to you and delivery fee of $150 will be paid to the delivery man when he will arrive to your door step with your package. All paper works that will back up your cheque for payment claims in any Bank is also been completed and stamped! so therefore you can be able to cash your $8,200.000.00 out at any Bank of your choice when you receive the cheque,

In order to proceed with this transaction, contact our correspondent officer (STEVEN PARKER) via his appropriate contact E-Mail information as written below as soon as possible

E-MAIL: fbi1@foxmail.com

You will be required to e-mail him with the following information for security purpose:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER.

You will be required to send the required $730.00 so he will be able the settle your bills with the Federal Ministry of Finance so as to immediately ship your $8,200.000.00 Certified Cashier Cheque as drawn from United Bank for Africa, and also include the following Fund Reference Identification : EA2948-910

This letter will serve as proof that the Federal Bureau Of Investigation is authorizing you to pay the required $730.00 ONLY to Mr. Parker

Yours sincerely,

JAMES B. COMEY
DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
TELEPHONE: (917) 300-1432

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