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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: Christopher Wray <"WWW."@wish.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Christopher Wray <markfisher1@diplomats.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:24:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI

OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
ROBERT LEO III.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
FROM:Christopher Wray III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON DC. FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET.


The federal bureau of investigation (FBI).Through our intelligence monitoring
network has discovered that the transaction the bank contacted you for
previously was legal.Recently the fund has been legally approved to be paid
via Central Bank of BENIN. So we the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Washington DC, in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) financial
department have investigated through our monitoring network noting that your
transaction with the Central Bank of BENIN is legal
.
You have the legitimate right to complete your transaction and claim your funds
$4.6(FOUR MILLION SIX Hundred Thousands United States dollars) Because of so much scam going on in Nigeria.
We the Federal Bureau of Investigation decided to contact the UPS Courier Service Company in BENIN
for them to give us their procedures on how to send this money to you without
any further complain or delay. We just got an information from the Central
Bank of BENIN that they have loaded your $4.8 in an ATM CARD and was
submitted to the courier service company for immediate delivery to your
doorstep
.
We are here to protect you from any problem till you receive your package, You
can as well get in touch with the courier delivery company assigned to deliver
Your Atm cash card to your doorstep.
Below is the delivery company contact information:
Company Name: World Wide Delivery Company
Directors Name:mark fisher
Email: markfisher1@diplomats.com
Telephone Number: +22962920772
Looking forward to hear from you as soon as you receive this message.
Best Regards,Agent Henry Shaw.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA

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