419 scam: "UNITED STATE FBI WA" <info@fbica.com> Ref.: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FINAL WARNING NOTICE.

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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:

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED STATE FBI WA" <info@fbica.com>
Reply-To: gmjanet6@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 20:03:42 -0000
Subject: Ref.: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FINAL WARNING NOTICE.

Contact FBI Headquarters
FBI Headquarters
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

Note: At this time we do not have a national e-mail address for public
questions or comments. Some of our local FBI offices, however, do have
their own e-mail addresses.

Ref.: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FINAL WARNING NOTICE.

THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING YOU ARE GOING TO RECEIVE FROM THIS OFFICE AND I
HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MANY TIMES THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU?

This is the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) using this medium to
inform you that there is no more time left to waste because you have been
given Since Jan till this moment and you have failed to secure the
required Wire Transfer Documents from Office of the Presidency as stated
earlier and you must adhere to this directives to avoid you blaming
yourself at last when we must have arrested and jailed you and all your
properties confiscated.

You failed to comply with our directives to secure the Wire Transfer
Document from Office of the Presidency and that was the reason why we
didn't hear from you on the 3rd of October as promised and our Executive
Director Mr. James B. Comey, Jr has already been notified about this
situation report and to get the process completed you have to secure the
Wire Transfer Documents from Office of the Presidency immediately with the
help of Mr. Kevin L. Perkins or the warrant of arrest which has been
signed against you will be carried out in the next 72hours as strictly
signed by the FBI Executive Director Mr. James B. Comey, Jr.

As a good Christian and a honest man, I have decided to see how I could be
of help to you because I would not be happy to see you end up in jail and
all your properties confiscated, I called Mr. Kevin L. Perkins of the
Office of the Presidency who will help you secure the Wire Transfer
Documents and he stated that he will assist you as soon as you send to him
the sum of US$95 Only and I believe this process is cheaper for you.

You need to do everything possible within today and tomorrow to send the
US$95 to Mr. Kevin L. Perkins who will help you secure the Wire Transfer
Documents in your name because our Executive Director Mr. James B. Comey,
Jr has called to inform me that the warrant of arrest has been signed
against you and once it has been approved, then the arrest will be carried
out and from our investigations we learnt that you were the person that
forwarded your identity to one impostor/fraudsters in Nigeria when he had
a deal with you about the transfer of some illegal funds into your Bank
Account which is valued at the sum of US$10,500,000.00.

I pleaded with the FBI Executive Director Mr. James B. Comey, Jr on your
behalf so that this agency could give you 72 hours so that you can secure
the Wire Transfer Documents with the help of Mr. Kevin L. Perkins as soon
as you send the sum of US$95 to him as this is the only way that I can be
able to help you at this moment or you would have to face the law and its
consequences once it has befall you.

Make sure that you don't hesitate in making the payment of US$95 to the
name stated above so that Mr. Kevin L. Perkins will help you secure the
Wire Transfer Documents in your name and then after all this process has
been carried out we would have to proceed to the paying Bank for the
transfer of your compensation funds which is valued at the sum of
US$10,500,000.00 which was suppose to have been transferred to you all
this while.

HERE IS THE INFORMATION TO SEND THE FEE OF $95 THROUGH MONEY GRAM OR
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER .

Receiver Name... King Ezeh
Country ... Benin Repubic
City ...Cotonou
Text Question ...God
Text Answer ...Is Good
Amount....$95

Note: all the crime agencies have been contacted on this regards and we
shall trace and arrest you if you disregard this instructions. You have
been given 72 hours to make the payment so that Mr. Kevin L. Perkins will
help you secure the Wire Transfer Documents and if you fail, you will be
arrested and tried in the court for Terrorism, Money Laundering and Drug
Trafficking Charges, so be warned not to try any thing funny because you
are been watched.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours Faithfully.

From the FBI Office
Mr. Kevin L. Perkins
Associate Deputy Director

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