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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: Agent Peter Adams <fbiheadquarter493@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Agent Peter Adams <peter.adams14@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 13:34:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: AFTER OUR INVESTIGATION.



Attention Dear.

This was our notification message to you earlier this year.no one
knows why you have not responded or if the email was not delivered by
our server.

We bring to your notice today Aug 21st 2016. that after investigation
by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) reporting several
fake businesses being carried out online with some fraudsters in
Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana in what the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network and the NSA has called called financing
fraudulent activities on the internet with Africans. investigation has
revealed how much you have sent out to these impostors imposing Banks,
Diplomat agents with consignment boxes at the airports, FBI, Military
officers and etc.

Are you aware you are being monitored and the money you are sending
this fraudsters is seen as you financing fraudsters and the people you
have been sending money to are all impostors from Benin Republic,
Nigeria and West Africa.

After our investigation, we have made contact with the Governments in
West Africa with your name to find out if truly you have any
compensation/contract/inheritance.winning fund but with the
information we have received long ago the Federal Republic of Nigeria
and Benin Republic is they had compensation in your name but due to so
many corrupt officials handling the payment, a very complicated and
difficult payment procedure was used but this all happened in the
previous Governments and they are ready to pay all the unpaid approved
beneficiaries now through a guaranteed process and through a US Bank
of their unpaid compensation/contract and inheritance funds.

Also you must stop your communication with the fraudsters you have
been dealing with over the years. this will put you in a serious
problem. contact us today with your details to begin the first step of
recovering of your unpaid funds. we want to follow your case up. now
we have confirmed you have a genuine funds approved by the Government
and you still have the opportunity to claim your funds. you don't
have any reason to continue to deal and listen to these internet
fraudsters from Africa.

You mus report these fraudsters. we can trace their root in Benin
Republic and Nigeria you have never been contacted by FBI. FBI would
never send you email. there are several victims of romance scam. these
people are impostors from West Africa, they are only interested in
ripping you off. some of them claim to be diplomat agents conveying a
large sum of money to your home address, these are still fraudsters
from Benin Republic because delivery of large sum of funds by truck or
consignment is money laundry and not allowed into India, USA or any
part of the World.

We shall assist you in recovering your true funds if after our
investigation we find out you are owed or approved any funds like
compensation/contract/inheritance or winnings and have you protected
from fraudsters.

Confirm the receipt of this email.

Agent Peter Adams
US Vetting en Monitoring Unit

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