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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: ''FBI''<user1@msu.ru>
Reply-To: rev.shawnlucas@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2016 09:44:20 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEING APPROVED


Attention; NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, it =
is because of the restrictions imposed by your Mail/Internet Service Provid=
er, we urge you to treat it genuinely. How are you today? Hope all is well =
with you and family? You may not understand why this email came to you. In =
regards to the recent meeting between the United Nations, Cyber Crimes Comm=
ission (CCc), Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) and the United States Go=
vernment to restore the dignity and Economy of Nations based on the Agreeme=
nt with the World Bank Assistance Project to help and make the world a bett=
er place. We had meeting recently with the Secretary General of the United =
Nations. This email come to those who are yet to receive their compensation=
/inheritance/winnings and who have been scammed in any part of the world, t=
his includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their con=
tract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or Compensati=
on payments that failed due to Government problems etc. Recently we the Fed=
eral Bureau of Investigation(FBI) arrested internet fraudsters and Scammer =
with large amount of money so if you are receiving this email its means you=
where select to be compensated as a scam victim among 100 selected victims=
with part of the money recover from the internet fraudsters account, . The=
UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate you with the sum of $4.7 (four mi=
llion seven hundred thousand united state dollars). 100 people where select=
ed across the Globe for this MIDDLE OF THE YEAR COMPENSATION and Your name =
and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team observers and th=
is is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been s=
igned, so you are advised to contact REV,SHAWN LUCAS of the United Nations =
Compensation Commission, as he is our representative in United State Of Ame=
rica. Contact him immediately for your Compensation payment of $4.7 (four m=
illion seven hundred thousand united state dollars) which will be released =
directly to you in accordance with legal clearance and procedures. It is my=
pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card Number; 5571342020375603 have be=
en approved in your favour. Your Personal Identification Number is 6062. Th=
e ATM Card Value is $4.7 (four million seven hundred thousand united state =
dollars) You are advised that a most withdrawal value of $15,000.00 USD is =
permitted on withdrawal per Day and we are duly Inter Switch and you can ma=
ke withdrawal in any Inter Switch site and ATM Center of your choice. Howev=
er, you should send him your Full Name/ Telephone Number/ your Residential =
Address/ Gender: Occupation: New email address for this safety of this tran=
saction Contact Rev SHAWN LUCAS immediately for your compensation payment: =
REV,SHAWN LUCAS Director- General, ATM Card Payment New York Field Office P=
hone Number: +1(336) 355-8212 Text Message Only Email: rev.shawnlucas@gmail=
.com Info: https://www.fbi.gov/newyork/our-leadership/image/george-venizelo=
s-assistant-director-in-charge-new-york-field-office/view He is obliged to =
give you a call and treat your case with utmost urgency as soon as you cont=
act him and fill out your correct details including all reachable phone num=
bers for him to get in touch with you via phone and email. NOTE: Under norm=
al circumstances the collection of your ATM CARD the IMF and the Finance Mi=
nistry insisted that you pay for the DELIVERY FEE ONLY of your ATM CARD via=
western union money transfer OR MONEY GRAM, which will cost you just $300 =
USD only, the western union payment receipt of $300 USD to the nominated co=
urier company that will carry out with the delivery to your door step to be=
documented in your file as proof your collection. Ask REV,shawn lucas for =
the instruction on how to send the delivery fee of $300 to him, Please note=
that the delivery fee can not be detucted from your ATM CARD due to the fa=
ct that no one has the authority to unluck and use your ATM CARD on your be=
half because you alone will be the one to first use the card for the first =
withdrawal with your secret code. We also advise that you stop further comm=
unications with these imposters and forward any correspondence / proposal y=
ou receive from them to REV,SHAWN LUCAS in other for the FBI to bring justi=
ce to them. Good luck and kind regards, Making the world a better place! GO=
D BLESS US. REGARDS. Mr.James B. Comey, Jr. THE NEW FBI DIRECTOR http://www=
.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/june/president-nominates-new-fbi-director=20

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