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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: "FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION" <contato@ourosol.com.br>
Reply-To: fbi.internetwiretap@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 01:35:39 -0200
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU!!!

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc
Customers Service Hours / Monday To Saturday
Office Hours Monday to Saturday:

Good day,

Series of meetings have been held over the past 3 months with
the Secretary General of the United Nations which ended
yesterday days ago and Its obvious that you have not received
your fund which is is the sum of $4,500,000.00 due to past
corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to
themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who
have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to
swindle your fund which has lead to so many losses from your
end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.

The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and
Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to Some
President whose country where involved in internet scam to boost the
exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to you and other individuals
/organizations who have been reconfirmed not to have received their
Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling, Inheritance, At this point we which to
congratulate you because your Fund is now in our care here in the United
States so you have nothing to ever lose again.

Note that you have just one option of receiving your fund which is just
Bank to Bank Wire Transfer, this was mandated by the United States
Government and the United nations due to all the unnecessary fee that
where always being demanded by various Offices/Department in the past
which we do not want that to ever occur, be informed that you will have to
be responsible for the Wire Transfer charges of your Fund which can not be
deducted from your Fund so it have to be paid upfront before this
Transaction can commence, We also guarantee the Wire of your fund to be
successfully reflect in your Bank Account within 48 hours after the
receipt of transfer charges has been confirmed from you because everything
has been signed by The United Nation as well as we the FBI which made us
so sure about every our word states in this letter including 100% money
back guarantee if you do not receive payment within 48 hours after
transfer charges have been confirmed.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. JAMES B COMEY
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

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