419 scam: "FBI"<FBIInFO04@EARTHLINK.NET> Re:Request for Payment Authorisation

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jamescome2014@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamescome2014@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 19:18:17 -0600
Subject: Re:Request for Payment Authorisation

Attn: MARCO DORASCENZI

We understand that Federal Government Of Nigeria once chooses you to
be their foreign representative to manage the sum of usd:
1,000,000.00. We also note that this funds is yet to reach you
due to some criminals that has planned with most of the retired staffs in EFCC and CBN.

In the course of our General revision, we discovered that the Bank
Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis
that the owners is dead some time last year or has given out an
authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are some
criminals who are collaborating with most of EFCC Retired Staffs to
make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the Bonafide
Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this Mr Chung Lee who
said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some documents of funeral
service held for you so as to divert your fund. They have also
forwarded this bank account below as the new account that will receive
this money.

Bank: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road , Central - Hong Kong
Account Name: Chung Lee
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH

But we wanted to confirm if actually this it true and hence decided to
write to your email address which after 1week from now and there is no
response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with
the transfer.

If proved otherwise by you that you are not dead, please forward to
us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone
number,contact address.

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that
you are not dead.Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge
this man to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to
you immediately without any further delay.

You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal
proceedings against Mr. Chung Lee and his accomplices.

Yours Faithfully.

Re: confirmation Needed Urgently

Dr James Comey
E-mail address: jamescome2014@gmail.com

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI)

NOTE: YOUR FUNDS IS NOW IN OUR CUSTODY IN THE USA. SO PLEASE AVOID ANY
EMAIL FROM NIGERIA/SOUTH AFRICA CONTACTING YOU AS REGARDS THIS FUNDS
AS IT COULD BE SEEN AS SCAM

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