419 scam: "Andrew G. McCabe" <"www."@marble.ocn.ne.jp> ATTENTION DEAR,

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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:
- "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. )
- "you are required to pay " (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. )
- "fbi washington" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
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: "Andrew G. McCabe" <"www."@marble.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Andrew G. McCabe" <andrewmccabe1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:31:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR,

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION(FBI)

ATTN DEAR,

This is to official inform you that we have completed our investigations about the release of your $2.800.000.00 USD a compensation fund which you are supposed to receive from the United Bank For Africa (UBA) Benin. The $2.800.000.00 is credited into an ATM VISA CARD, we scanned the ATM CARD and it's 100% good. So feel free and accept your ATM CARD because we discovered the CARD is real, activated and good for use. The pin numbers is sealed together inside the ATM CARD parcel.

The Government of United States have ordered the release of the ATM CARD to you within 3 workings days.

The forthcoming in of the new Government, all the banks and companies in Africa and here in the United States owing funds to beneficiaries, Instruction are given by the WORLD BANK and the U.S. Department of Treasury to all banks and companies to pay all the beneficiaries within the period of time 3 working days. Any company or bank failing to comply with the order, will face the law of the United States and WORLD BANK.

After a brief meeting held by our Board of Directors, which was concluded that the delivery of your ATM CARD to your address must be completed tomorrow. We had a dispute earlier, with the WORLD BANK and U.S. Fund Comptrollers Office concerning a GOVERNMENT NON-ASSESSMENT BOND CERTIFICATE which was the major reason you did not receive the ATM CARD since. Having reviewed all the obstacle and problems surrounding the release of your ATM CARD by the U.S. Fund Comptrollers Office, all has been settled. You are required to pay only $98 dollars for the GOVERNMENT NON-ASSESSMENT BOND CERTIFICATE which must be obtained to back up the delivery to you.

Therefore, all you will now send is $98.00 only nothing more.

This is the only payment you are required to make in this regards for every other fee have been waived off by the U.S. Department of Treasury and WORLD BANK. Secondly, this is the final stage of this delivery. As soon as the GOVERNMENT NON-ASSESSMENT BOND CERTIFICATE is procure on your behalf, your ATM VISA CARD will be delivered to your address without any more delays.

You are advised to make the payment $98.00 to Benin Republic being the fund origin where you will get the GOVERNMENT NON-ASSESSMENT BOND CERTIFICATE. Send $98.00 VIA MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER TO THE RECEIVER NAME AND INFORMATION BELOW.

Receivers Name: Freddy Reigns
Country: Benin Republic
City: Porto-Novo
Test Question: Color
Answer: Red
Amount: $98.00
MCTN#

Once you send the $98.00 then you must forward the payment details to me such as REFERENCE# SENDERS NAME AND ADDRESS and delivery your ATM VISA CARD to you.

Make sure you give your full name and address correct to avoid delivery to the wrong address. I am giving you 100% guarantee, within 45-minutes of time upon receipt of $98.00 the GOVERNMENT NON-ASSESSMENT BOND CERTIFICATE will be ready and your ATM CARD will be dispatched for delivery to your address and you will receive it tomorrow.

Thanks

Regards
Andrew G. McCabe
Director in Charge FBI Washington Field Office

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