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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)" <frankbright76@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ufederalbureauofinvestigationf@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2015 08:30:48 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF FBI DIRECTOR (JAMES B. COMEY)


FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

Head Office: J. Edgar Hoover Building
Northwest, Washington, D.C.

MOTTO: Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity
(ufederalbureauofinvestigationf@gmail.com)

*****24HRS SERVICE ****


Dear Sir/Madam,


We hereby inform you that out of our records for the year investigation it
is drawn to us that you
have been victimized by the men of underworld(Pretenders/impostors).
However,the management has
been dutifully empowered by the Investigation bureau office of the
President and law agencies to curb all illicit
transaction and workload of this perpetrators.

In line with the Anti-corruption crusade of the Presidency, President
Barrack Obama
are by this Email notification to stop any contact regarding this illegal
transaction with this
Hoodlums.Out of our findings, the image of this country has been dented
Internationally in the past.
Presently,we have employed a strategy to
remit sanity,and vow to terminate the activity of this fraudsters,by
consolidating our security
Network all over the country in view to monitor all outgoing and incoming
communication to enable
us fish out and avert all illegal and suspicious transaction both
domestically and internationally
respectively.

Moreover,it occur that some of our Financial Institutions(Bank) serve as a
conduit pipe by which
this fraudsters use to perpetrate the undo crime.We have signal all these
financial institutions
to implement scrutinized investigation before carrying any transaction.Any
bank found culpable of
breaching the law,must have their operational license revoke.

In accordance with the criminal and other related offense laws , we have
been officially compelled to apprehend any individual/organization that
are involved in the crime
as part of the ongoing National Reform Scheme of the presidency and means
to radiate immunity for
criticism.

In view of this,we have been informed that you are still dealing with
those hoodlums in all your
attempts to secure the release of your fund.We wish to advise you that
such an illegal act has to
stop since we have decided to bring a solution to your
problem. Do be informed that we reserve the right at our discretion to sue
you for damage on
recognition of further contact with this people.


Kindly send the above information :

1. Your full name:
2. Your residential address:
3. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).
4. Age
5. Occupation


scam information:

1. Their full Names:
2. Email address:
3. Their messages:
4. Their countries
5. Phone numbers they use in communicating with you

These above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry out
our verification
processes and recovered all that you have lost.After that your Funds will be
electronically wired into your designated Bank account or by ATM Card
delivery to your doorstep.,
depending on which mode of payment you prefer.


Vision:
To fight corruption to a standstill and restore United States to the
enviable standard of respectability
and dignity of the nations.


Please do respond back to us with this email.
(ufederalbureauofinvestigationf@gmail.com )



Best Regard,

James B. Comey,
Director
(FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) )





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