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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: FBI WASHINGTON DC <"www."@coral.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: FBI WASHINGTON DC <fbi.washingtondc01@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 07:43:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Urgent Attention

I am very sorry for the late reply back' i was not feeling good all these while due to office stress but everything is ok now because i followed my doctors advise and stayed out of office for 3 days, I resumed work some hours back and i received update from (CHARLES BRUNO) he told me there will be an international flight today by 9pm in West African time and he will act as your diplomat and deliver your compensation funds to you which will take only 4hours to be delivered to your receiving address

Note that the package you are about to receive contained an Atm Visa Card' valued sum of ($3.5m USD) and a verified Cashier Bank Cheque of ($16.5m USD) with some related security documentations attached to it and it also includes the Security pin numbers to transact your card and be informed that the sum of $98 was demanded for the securing of the diplomatic package seal on your behalf through the help of the attorney to avoid inspection at any transited airport or arrival in your country and note that you have to hasten up in sending the required fee with the payment information listed below to enable the dept to meet up within the time frame in accordance today and make sure you reconfirm your current receiving information including your full name and current address as requested below in your mail return


Reconfirm your current delivery info as requested below

Beneficiary Name......
Country.........
City..........
phone number......
Nearest airport......
Occupation.......
Id copy .........


Send by Money Gram office with the payment information listed below


Receiver's Name: Jim Amechi
Country: Benin Republic
City :Cotonou
Country code number: +229
Amont: $98 only

Andrew McCabe
Phone: +1(202) 510-9041
SENIOR OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI.WASHINGTON DC

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