419 scam: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS <FBI8@televcvb.gdk.mx> URGENT RESPONSE TO FBI

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- aemcg020@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS <FBI8@televcvb.gdk.mx>
Reply-To: <aemcg020@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:19:34 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE TO FBI

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS J.EDGAR
HOOVER BUILDING 935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

2016 NOTICE

Our Ref: (Ref Vibe # FRS/019223/UN00155127/CONTRACT E/615AX).

To. Beneficiary:

This is Agent Ethel McGuire and we are currently investigating all the cybercrime going on in Africa and some part of Europe. You are hereby advised to STOP i repeat STOP every correspondence and ongoing communication of any such. FBI have set delegate to investigate these fraudsters who are in the business of swindling Foreigners from other countries in so many ways.

Please be informed that during our investigation, we found out that there is a total sum amount of money $4 million that has been assigned in your name as the beneficiary from United Nations Compensation for a very long time and this fund have been approved by World Bank and these fraudsters are busy swindling you without any hope of receiving your fund.

These are the works of the fraud stars that needed to extort money from you in the name of this transfer. We have to inform you that we have made some arrested in respect of this delayed overdue fund. You are advised to STOP any such transaction out of United State and report to us or our office nearest to you. so I advise you to urgently respond to this message in other to claim your fund.

These criminals will be caught unaware and we don't want them to know this new development to avoid jeopardizing our investigation, you need to conceal anything that has to do with this exercise to enable us get all the necessary information we required.

I shall be expecting your swift response as soon as you receive this email.

This payment will be strictly supervised by this office till you receive this fund.

J.EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING 935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

Best Regard,
Agent Ethel McGuire
E-mail: aemcg020@gmail.com
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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