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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <osirchristopher@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 22:09:24 -0500
Subject: I WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE SOONEST

 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington D.C
FRAUDWATCH@FBI-ONLINE-INC.US.TT,
osirchristopher@gmail.com
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
ATTN: ATM CARD PAYMENT BENEFICIARY,
(FBI) PAYMENT MEMO TO PAYMENT BENEFICIARY.
 
GOOD NEWS FOR YOU FROM THE FBI UNITED STATES. WE HAD A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA/ BENINOVER YOUR LONG OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENT AND  WE AGREED WITH THEM THAT
YOUR FUND SHOULD NOT COST YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY, WHICH WEFINALLY REACHED AN AGREEMENT YESTERDAY THAT ALL THE PAYMENT WILL BE
PAID VIA ATM SMART CARD WHICH IS THE SIMPLEST WAY TO TRANSFER HUGEAMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID COST OF TRANSFER AND OTHER STATUTORYDOCUMENTS, WHICH WE STRETCHED TO HAVE A STRONG AGREEMENT OVER THEPAYMENT THAT WILL COST YOU ONLY $385 USD FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATMSMART CARD VIA  UPS OR DHL DELIVERY COMPANY DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE.
 
HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY TWO WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS REQUIRED DELIVERYFEE OF $385 USD TO UPS OR DHL COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERING OF YOURCARD BECAUSE YOUR CARD WILL BE DISPATCH TO THEM IMMEDIATELY. AND IF WEDON’T HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION; THE FEDERAL BUREAUOF INVESTIGATION WILL NOT  HESITATE BY GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TOCANCEL YOUR PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY APPROVED AND PROGRAMMED INAN ATM SMART CARD.
 
I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY, THE NOTICE BELOW STAND AS CAUTIONBEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF
THIS PROJECT, AS I WILL SOON CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, LET THIS STAND AS A WARNING BEFORE YOU  IN CASE YOU RECEIVED  ANY E-MAILS OR CALLS REGARDING TO THIS FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL, OFFICE, ORGANIZATION AND BANKS CLAIMING TO BE ME.
 
BE INFORMED THAT YOU MAY ALSO RECEIVE SEVERAL E-MAILS AND TELEPHONE CALLS FROM ANY ORGANIZATION, SUCH MUST BE FORWARDED TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR VERIFICATION.IT MIGHT COME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING MY NAME ASKING YOU TO COME AND PUT CLAIM ON
YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN FUNDS BELONGING TO YOU OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU TO IGNORE SUCH E-MAILS OR CALLS, WHILE YOU FORWARD IT TO US. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION. WHILE RESPONDING TO THE ATM CARD PAYMENT OFFICER YOU MUST CONFIRM THIS CODE (18062014) FOR IDENTIFICATION.
 
HOWEVER, BE INFORMED THAT THE PART PAYMENT, WHICH IS 3,000.000.00 MILLION US. DOLLARS HAS BEEN LOADED IN YOUR ATM SMART CARD AND YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN TUNE OF 10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  WILL COME IN BATCHES OF 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  AND THIS IS THE FIRST
BATCH OF YOUR PART PAYMENT.YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA DHL OR UPS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRED BY JULY 17/2015. BELOW ARE FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS YOU CAN TRACK FROM (DHL) WEBSITE(WWW.DHL.COM) TO CONFIRM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT SUCCESSFULLY.
 
JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER ==============1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947
CAROL R BUCZYNSKI ==============1Z2X59394197862530
KARIMA EMELIA TAYLOR ==============1Z2X59394198591527
LISA LAIRD ==============1Z2X59394196641913
POLLY SHAYKIN ==============1Z2X59394198817702
 
MOREOVER, THIS IS ANOTHER PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT THROUGH
UPS WEBSITE (WWW.UPS.COM).
RICHARD AUTRY ============== 869713119185
GARY METZGER ============== 871363130860
MARK STUBBS ==============871363116168
 
HOWEVER,BE ADVISED BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION/INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOUR COMPLETE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE OVER-DUE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON YOUR CONTACT TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMENT OFFICER THAT WILL CARRY OUT THE DISPATCH OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD TO UPS COURIER COMPANY WITH THE PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGED. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO CONTACT REV.JAMES LONG IMMEDIATELY AS STATED
BELOW  AS THE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF ATM SMART CARD/FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT AND ASK HIM ON HOW AND WHERE TO SEND THE PAYMENT OF  $385 ONLY TO DHL OR UPS COURIER COMPANY.
 
CONTACT PERSON: OSIR CHRISTOPHER.
CENBURY EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
EMAIL ADDRESS: osirchristopher@gmail.com
DIRECT TELL -724-400-5283
 
 
YOU'RE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO ENABLE HIM FACILITATE A SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS THE ONLY $385 USD THAT IS KEEPING YOUR ATM SMART CARD. CONTACT HIM WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS BELOW:
1.Full Name:
2.Delivery Address:
3.Phone:
4.Fax Number:
5.A Copy of Your Identity:
6.Age:
7.Marital Status:
8.Country:
9.City:
10.Occupation:
 
NOTE: YOU'RE ADVISED TO FURNISH  YOUR INFORMATION TO INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR REV JAMES LONG WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS TO ENABLE HIM EXPEDITE SPEEDY ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT. WE EXPECT YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD EFFECTIVELY THEREBY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT AS DIRECTED TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY.
YOU’RE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HIS ADVICE AND DIRECTIVES TO AVOID DELAY IN RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY
BEEN MOVED TO IMF OFFICE FOR PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION.THIS THE
BEST REGARDS
Danny Blessed
 
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J.Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
 
Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices
claiming to be in possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice
only to be in contact with Mr.James Long who is the rightful person to
deal with in regards to your payment and forward any emails you get
from impostors to this office so we could act upon it immediately.
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