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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 of Investigation\" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <interpol147@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 23:27:35 +0200
Subject: LEGIT FUND BENEFICIARY...

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI WEB SITE http://www.fbi.gov/
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

FUND BENEFICIARY,

We received your email, this is not a child play, we are ready to
take you to any length if you failed to proof the legitimate of the
fund you are about to receive. As a Federal Commission we are here to
protect your interest and the interest of all the United State
citizens as well as this great Nation. You have been investigated as
the beneficiary of the said funds that is why you are in touch with
the FBI for a solid proof before the funds will be release to you.The
said funds is now in U.S Bank in your name which has been placed on
hold under the custody of the FBI for further verification and proof
before releasing the fund to you. You do not have this document in
your files, if you did the fund would not have been hold. We did not
believe this at first, but when we saw the transfer we had no
option than to contact you.

We have gone through your Identification record and also the
informations received from you, we have verified a lot of things about
you. It has come to the attention of our Money Trafficking
investigation department, that you have some funds valued at U.S $10
Million to your name, The said payment is awaiting adjudication and
crediting to Edward Powell. With full concern of The F.B.I and the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wish to remind you of the consequences
of remitting such huge sums of money without complying fully with the
provisions of the Financial and Allied Matters Decree 5 as amended in
sub-section C (6) of 2003, which stipulates that any monitory
transaction been done in the United States Of America, must have
proper records, which duly guarantees and covers the transaction as
legitimate and legally acquired and not criminally or terrorist
associated funds. This is due to ongoing terrorist activities/economic
crimes on and against the United States of America citizens.

Note that with the information's we have here, the fund in your name
here was release from Federal Republic Of Benin. To this regard you
are to contact the INTERPOL BENIN where the fund was release from so that
they will issue you the required document because they are the only
people that can issue you the document. Nobody else have the right or
privilege to issue you this document unless the INTERPOL BENIN.

You are under an observational /Investigation in connection with money
laundering. If your funds comes from a legitimate and legal source,
the proper guidelines for you to recover the right of transaction is
for you to provide the official monitory transaction release document
so that your funds will be legally processed and recorded and
accounted for and then finally released to you.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONEY LAUNDERING
DEPARTMENT) IS HERE to wipe out terrorism, and will stop at no length
in doing our duty for the American people.

You have 48 hours to produce legal proof of the below frozen wired
transaction number Edward Powell AZQV9007 owned by Edward Powell do
not have any rights to receive these funds if the documented legal
wire information is not complete.

For your own good and benefit, you are advice not to send your money
to anybody accept the below person that will get the document for you.
It have come to our notice that you have been dealing with scammers
regarding the present transaction in your name, with the power imposed
on us as a high Federal Commission, you are hereby warn and
instruction to terminate your involvement with any people or
individual contacting you regarding this present transaction.The said
funds is now in our custody in your name as the beneficiary, your
dealings should be channel to this office alone, if we find out you
are still communicating with Imposters you will be charge for advance
fraud communication by the Federal Law.

The very heart of FBI operations lies in our investigations--which
serve, as our mission states, 'to protect and defend the United States
against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the
criminal laws of the United States.' So follow our instructions
properly to avoid any action before you. Attached a copy of my Office
ID for your mutual view and understanding so that you will know
exactly whom you are dealing with.

We currently have jurisdiction over violations of more than 200
categories of federal law. So you can see that we can track you down
through Investigative programs. We have your address and the evidence
and status of your wired funds, so we can arrest you anytime anywhere.

You dont have the required document on your possesion, these document
are only to be issue to you from the paying country BENIN, to this
regards you are advice to contact the INTERPOL BENIN to obtain the
document from them to enable the immediate release of the funds in
your name.

We have done our verification on your FBI Identification Record with
our Social Security Number, the only document left is the required
Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) Which should be issue to
you from the paying country of the said funds, you are to contact the
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (INTERPOL) Benin republic to
obtain the above required document.( interpol147@outlook.com )

Furthermore, be advice that according to the United State Law together
with the FBI rules and regulations, you are to obtain the document
from the INTERPOL BENIN where the fund was transfer from. Also Note that
you are to take care of the Document to be issued to you right away,
because due to the content of the document and how important and
secured the document is, You are to take care of the document by
sending to the INTERPOL BENIN the sum of $188.00 Dollars only for the
issuing of the document right away and your $10 million will be
release to you That is the only way the INTERPOL BENIN will issue you the
document, because they are going to issue you the Authentic and
Original copy of the document for the relasement of your fund.

PAYMENT INFORMATION THROUGH MONEY GRAM ONLY.

Receivers Name: WILLIAM BURBURY
Country: USA
City......BROOKSVILLE
Code: 34601
Question: In God
Answer : We Trust.
Amount: $188.00USD Only
Senders Name..........
MTCN Numbers............

You are here by advice to Contact them through the email address above
and send the fee to them. Note that you are to do this immediately if
you really want your fund to be credited to your personal account and
also if you don't want any action to be fall before you. We have
already informed the INTERPOL BENIN about the present situation, so go
ahead and contact them immediately. Your fund is now on our custody
and will not be release to you unless the required document is
confirmed, After that the fund will be release to you immediately
without any delay.

NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most
complete and up-to date records possible for no criminal justice
purposes.

WARNING: failure to produce the above requirement in the next 48
hours, legal action will be taken immediately by arresting and
detaining you, justificated and if found guilty, you will be jailed.
As terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering is a serious
problem in our community today. The F.B.I will not stop at any length
in tracking down and prosecuting any criminal who indulge in this
criminal act. FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHEMENT AS SOON
AS YOU OBTAIN IT. To get through to our agent, after sending the fee of $188 by westernunion
THIS IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED E-MAIL FOR THIS PURPOSE PLEASE TAKE NOTE COPY OUT EMAIL ADDRESS IN BRACKET.
( interpol147@outlook.com ) ONLY

Yours in Service,
Mr. James B. Comey
Federal Bureau of Investigation F B I

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