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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: "Payment Notification " <support1.@movie.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <fbiheadquarter493@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 11:20:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: {FBI} !!ALERT!!

{F.B.I} FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI BOSTON ONE CENTER PLAZA SUITE 600.
BOSTON, MA 02108. PHONE: (617) 742-5533.
FAX: (781) 267-7128

{FBI} !!ALERT!!

HOPE THIS MAIL FINDS YOU IN GOOD HEALTH? BECAUSE WE ARE
QUITE AWARE OF YOUR LOSSES IN THE PAST YEARS NOW, IT MAY SURPRISE YOU
THAT WE ARE ALSO AWARE OF YOUR ATM CARD BOXES PURSUIT IN BENIN GHANA,
TOGO, NIGERIA, MALAYSIA AND SOUTH AFRICA.

MY NAME IS MR. JAMES BRIEN COMEY,THE CHIEF DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
AM IN CHARGE TO MONITORED ALL FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS IN AFRICA EUROPE AND ASIA
FOR SOME MONTHS NOW.

THEFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OFFICERS HAD SENT SOME FINANCIAL CRIME
INVESTIGATORS FROM OUR HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON DC TO AFRICA IN
ORDER TO CARRY OUT PROPER INVESTIGATION, AFTER RECEIVING SERIES OF
OTHER REPORTS SIMILAR TO YOURS AS YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY PERSON AWAITING
THE LEGAL TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM AFRICA,. THE FBI HAS GIVING AUTHORITY TO
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (IMF) TO ASSIST
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ALL THE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED;
SUCH AS THE CENTRAL BANK,UBA BANK, AND LEGIT LOTTERY ORGANIZATIONS
TO IMMEDIATELY COMMENCE WITH THE COMPENSATION OF ALL THE BENEFICIARIES
AWAITING THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THEIR FUNDS. WITH THE HELP OF SOME
BEST INTERNET INVESTIGATORS ATTACHED TO THE FBI, WE TRACED YOUR
INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES AWAITING THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT

OUR SECURITY INTEL HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE PAYMENT
MANIFEST BOOKLET, I HAVE CLINICALLY CROSSCHECKED THE MANIFEST AND
DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN LINKED TO YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS, YOU HAVE CONSENTED BY EITHER SENDING MONEY TO THEM OR
AID THE TRANSACTIONS BY PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION’S FOR THE MOVEMENT
OF THE FUNDS THROUGH SEVERAL MEANS, IT'S SO DANGEROUS TO ANNOUNCE TO
YOU THAT YOUR NAME HAS BEEN IN F.B.I BLACKLIST RECORD
FILE, AND OUR SECURITY INTERCEPTION OF UNSOLICITED BUSINESS
TRANSACTION WILL CARRY OUT THERE DUTY IN NEXT 72HOURS FROM NOW, HOPE
YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES AND THE RESULT OF THE ILLEGAL ACTION
YOU INVOLVE YOURSELF INTO, AFTER ALL THE WARNING BY (UNOC) TO STOP
FURTHER DEALING AND COMMUNICATION REGARDING FUNDS WITH AFRICANS,UNTIL
OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, BUT YOU IGNORE THE INSTRUCTION AND
CHOSEN TO GO AGAINST THE SECURITY LAW, RIGHT NOW YOU MUST BE READY TO
FACE THE CONSEQUENCES,

HOWEVER PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA AND UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL
BAN KI-MOON, DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES
FROM AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, OCEANIA, ANTARCTICA,SOUTH AMERICA AND THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RESPECTIVELY, AGAINST THE BENIN GOVERNMENT
AND NIGERIA OVER THE RATE OF SCAM/FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN
THIS COUNTRY AND AFRICA.

SECURITY ORER: AFTER OUR INVESTIGATION WE VERIFY THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT
THAT WAS REGISTERED IN YOUR NAME IS $2.8 MILLION DOLLARS WHICH YOU
HAVE TO SECURE THE BELOW DOCUMENTS TO ENABLE OUR APPOINTED AGENTS TO
RELEASE YOUR FUNDS ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT PROTOCOLS AND
ENABLE US DELETE YOUR NAME OUT FROM THE BLACKLIST RECORD FILE,WE NEED
THOSE DOCUMENTS TO APPROVE YOUR FILE FREE AND CANCEL OUR HOT ACTION,
AFTER 72HOURS AND WE DID NOT HERE FROM YOU WITH A GOOD RESULT I WILL
SUBMIT YOUR FILE FOR LEGAL PROSECUTION, IF YOU FAIL TO PRESENT THOSE
NEEDED DOCUMENT TO US IN NEXT 72HOURS YOU WILL HAVE YOURSELF TO BLAME,
DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT THE INDEPENDENT AND CORRUPT PRACTICES
COMMISSION (ICPC) DIRECTOR, ASK HIM HOW MUCH WILL IT COST YOU TO
OBTAIN THOSE DOCUMENT AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO PROVIDE THEM TO
AVOID HAVING YOU ARREST IN NEXT 72HOURS, TO SECURE THE BELOW THREE
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR INTERCEPTED FUNDS
ACCORDING TO {FBI} DESCRIPTION (A), INTERNATIONAL FUND
RELEASE CLEARANCE PERMIT CERTIFICATE, (2), FUND AUTHORIZATION LEGAL
CERTIFICATE, (3), INTERNATIONAL FUND CONFIRMATION ORDER CERTIFICATE.

GLOBAL SECURITY WIRE TAPE HAS CONFIRMED THAT SUM OF $2.8 MILLION
DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SEVERALLY ATTEMPTED TO BE RELEASE IN YOUR NAME
THROUGH DIFFERENT METHODS LIKE AUTOMATED CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM METHOD
(ATM), WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, CONSIGNMENT DIPLOMATIC AGENT AND
BANK WIRE TRANSFER METHOD, EVERY ATTEMPT BY YOUR PARTNERS TO MOVE THIS
FUND ACCORDING TO YOUR DEMAND HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED BY HOMELAND
GLOBULE SECURITY HARD DISC WHICH IS BEING CONTROL BY WORLD BANK
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY SERVER, THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN YOUR NAME HAS BEEN
ABANDONED UNDER GOVERNMENT SECURITY VAULT WHICH IS AGAINST
INTERNATIONAL LAW OF MONEY LAUNDRY, TERRORISM AND TRAFFICKING.

YOU WILL BE ISSUED AN OFFICIAL SECURITY SET-FREE RECEIPT ONCE YOU
OBSERVE THOSE NEEDED DOCUMENT'S

HERE IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO CONTACT (ICPC) DIRECTOR
OFFICER FROM THE ORIGIN COUNTRY WHERE YOUR FUNDS CAME,

DIRECTOR NAME: MR. SANCHEZ
DIRECTOR EMAIL ADDRESS:(SANCHEZ_SANCHEZ26@YAHOO.COM)OR (SANCHE@ADMIN.IN.TH)
PHONE. +229 6478 7014

DO NOT HESITATE TO TREAT THIS ISSUE VERY URGENT TO AVOID F.B.I VISITATION TO YOUR
HOME AND DO NOT RESPOND BACK TO US WITHOUT THOSE NEEED THREE COMPULSORY DOCUMENT MENTIONED IN THIS MESSAGE. AND
YOU HAVE JUST ONLY 72HRS TO GET BACK TO US WITH THOSE NEEDED DOCUMENT
OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE YOURSELF TO BLAME 2 YEARS IN JAIL FOR MONEY LAUNDRY


SINCERELY YOURS,
MR : JAMES COMEY
EMAIL :(BLACKLIST84@LIST.RU)

C-C -. F.B.I
C-C. CIA
CC: CANADIAN POLICE ASSOCIATION
CC: GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (GID)
CC: ASIA PACIFIC GROUP ON MONEY LAUNDERING (APG)
CC: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I USA)
CC: EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD)
CC: FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE (FATF)
CC: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
CC: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS (IOSCO)
CC: INTERNATIONAL BANKING SECURITY ASSOCIATION (IBSA)
CC: INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA)
CC: INSTITUTE DE FORMATION INTERBANCAIRE (INSIG)
CC: WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION (WCO)
CC: INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IADB)
CC: OFFSHORE GROUP OF BANKING SUPERVISORS (OGBS)

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