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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: FROM FBI REGARDING YOUR FUNDS <alex.scn@oi.com.br>
Reply-To: sethkwashi@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:16:49 +0100
Subject: FROM FBI REGARDING YOUR FUNDS


Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that our 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. Through our Fraud Monitory Unit we have noticed that you have
been transacting with some impostors and fraudsters who have been
impersonating the likes of MR JAMES COMEY and some impostors claiming to be
The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Cyber Crime Division of the FBI gathered information from the Internet
Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) on how some people have lost outrageous sums
of money to these impostors. As a result of this, we hereby advise you to
stop communication with any one not referred to you by us. We have
negotiated with the ministry of finance and economic planning Ghana that
your payment total $6,500,000.00(Six Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars). will be released to you via a ATM CARD or by ONLINE BANKING as we
have reach agreement with the central bank governor and the president of
republic of Ghana his Excellency president John Dramani Mahama president of
Ghana.

The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and
Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the
current president of Ghana His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama 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 the likes before 31st of
July 2015. Now how would you like to receive your payment? because we have
two method of payment agreed by president John Dramani Mahama which is by
Online banking or by ATM card?

Your payment total sum of $6,500,000.00(Six Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars). will be released to you via Online banking or by ATM card and
instruction on how to make a withdrawal or transfer will be given to you
once you contact the officer in charge. This is as a result of the mandate
from USA Government to make sure all debts owed to citizens of American,
Asia and Europe which includes Inheritance, Contract, Gambling/Lottery etc
are been cleared.

To redeem your funds, you are hereby advised to contact the payment officer
via email for their requirement to proceed and procure your Approval of
Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your funds Release Order on your behalf
which will cost you $450 USD only and nothing more as everything else has
been taken care of by the Government of Ghana. Here is the officer in
charge for your payment.

Name: Mr.Seth Kwashi
Office-Line:+233-237362599
Email Address: sethkwashi@yahoo.com
Contact Code FBI

You are advices to contact him with the information as stated below:

FULL NAMES: __________________________________
FULL ADDRESS : __________________
SEX: _______________
DATE OF BIRTH: __________________
OCCUPATION: __________________
TELEPHONE/MOBILE NUMBER: _____________________
YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY ID CARD IF ANY….

Upon receipt of payment the payment officer will ensure that your funds is
sent within 48 working hours. Because we are so sure of everything, we are
given you 100% guarantee if you do not receive your funds within the next
48hrs after you have made the payment for shipping.

Yours faithfully,
MR PHILLIP SELTON
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

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