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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: "Mr. Richard Fisher "
Reply-To: <Richard_Fisher@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:52:21 -0600
Subject: RE: CYBER CRIME VICTIMS FUNDS ISSUING/2015!!!


FBI Washington Field Office
601 4th Street NW
Washington, DC 20535,
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Terrorist Screening, checkmating Money laundry, Trafficking,Bank Fraud Sca=
m.
=

Attention: Sir/Madam
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Security Interception of Unsolicited Business Transaction.
=

I am James B. Comey, Jr, the new FBI director nominated by President Barack=
Obama to replace the previous director Robert S. Mueller due to internal l=
ogical protocols guiding international and local transactions,my tenure re=
present peace, equity and justice and rule of law shall prevail, my duty is=
to ensure global maximum security and to protect fundamental human rights.=
FBI has increased their priorities because of the recent terrorist global =
threat; find below the interception information of the sum $49.5 million Un=
ited States dollars manifested in your name as the beneficiary, we have eve=
ry evidence to prosecute this case,movement of funds from different countri=
es based on the security Intel exposing links of terrorism sponsorship.
=

1.FBI global security wire tape has confirmed that the sum of $49.5 million=
United States dollars have been severally attempted to be release in your =
name through different methods like automated card payment system method (A=
TM) Consignment Diplomatic Delivery Bank Wire Transfer Every attempts by yo=
ur partners to move this funds according to your instructions have been fut=
ile and frustrated by the FBI global security hard disc which is been contr=
ol by world bank international security server , the amount in your name h=
ave been abandoned under government security vault which is against interna=
tional law of money laundry, terrorism and trafficking, i met your file at =
the security strong room with every other transactions relevant documents w=
ithout the other three compulsory documents mentioned in this message.
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2. Our security Intel have confirmed your email address on the payment man=
ifest booklet, I have clinically crosschecked the manifest and discovered t=
hat several business transactions have been linked to your email address, y=
ou have consented by either sending money to them or aid the transactions b=
y providing your information for the movement of the funds through several =
means, your email address is on the hard disk.
=

We hope this email meet you well and we want you to kindly furnish to this =
office the following to enable us to proceed the release of your funds.
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1. FULL NAME.
2.HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS
3.COUNTRY.
4.OCCUPATION
5.GENDER/SEX.
Thanks and waiting to hear from you soon.
=

Regards,
MR..RICHARD FISHER (TSGFB/13-PL.3R49)
New Director FBI

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