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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: "FRANKLIN WATERS" <fbi.us.gov@maxxipoint.com>
Reply-To: <fbi_anticrime_us@mail2usa.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 08:02:34 -0700
Subject: FROM SPECIAL AGENT FRANKLIN WATERS

>From the Desk of Agent Franklin Waters.
Special Agent, Federal Bureau De Investigation.
United State.

Owing to the incessant and rampant complaint of defrauding and impersonation, the FBI in conjunction

with the Scotland Yard and the EFCC of West Africa has taken it as a duty to checkmate every dealings

involving her citizens within and outside the United State.

Its therefore in view of this that we make this contact to you after receiving a report that you have

been dealing with some people who claim to have been in a position of your fund whose only greed is to

inflict more pains and make life miserable to you. Also, through our long routine investigation before

this contact to you, we have discovered that what you are struggling to get legally belongs to you but

have been thwarted by greediness and one after another fee which to us is referred to as scam.

Our investigation revealed that there is a close gentleman who has become so close to you pretending to

assist you to secure your fund but never did and keep giving you empty promises.

However, due to the high wave of crime and defrauding, We therefore advise and urge that all processes

currently going on in respect to your transfer be stopped to enable us investigate the genuinity and

authenticity of this man and how real his intentions are after which if findings reveal negative, we

will give ORDERS to a very popular bank to see through the remittance of your fund to you through any

medium which you may specify.

You are hereby advised to keep this contact confidential to yourself to enable us achieve success in

this investigation and promptly advise you on whether to go ahead or not.

You are also advised to discontinue all sorts of communication in this regards henceforth until we

advise you to do so.

It is of great importance to make you aware that since the day of this report, all your communication,

both verbal and written is being monitored through our central monitoring unit, therefore it is obvious

that failure for you to adhere to this instruction will result in outright arrest according to the FBI

restriction/regulation Act.

We shall ensure that you are legally and authentically directed to ensure that you are not a victim to

any sort of defrauding should we find out that their intention is a hoax.

So, keep to our word and count on us to serve you better in this regards.

N/B: We shall get back to you in two or three days from the day of this notice, so keep your finger

crossed and discontinue all communication with them henceforth. Do get back to us in acknowledgement of

this NOTICE through the email address stated below:

You can contact the director, anti-cyber crime control unit, FBI, Washigton DC through the official

email address fbi_anticrime_us@mail2usa.com

OR You can communicate heart to heart through his personal/private email address:
agantwaters@yahoo.com




Thanks for your understanding and Anticipated Co-operation.

Agent Franklin Waters.
Director, Monitoring/Surveillance Team.

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