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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) Superior: Miss Donna Gwen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnwright.fbi.gov@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:43:18 -0500
Subject: FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION>>>>>>> URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED!!!

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, this is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider. We urge you to treat it genuinely.
 
 
 
Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                 Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division
                                                 J. Edgar Hoover Building 935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
                                                 NW Washington, D.C. 20535 – 0001,
 
 
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
We sincerely apologized for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a certified mail, post-mail, phone or face to face conversation, it's due to the urgency and importance of the security information of our citizenry, We like to bring to your notice that you have been awarded with the sum of Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($8.500.000.00), after a Series of meetings held over the past months with the Secretary General of the United Nations, over the rate of scamming activities in Africa. It is obvious that you are one of the scam victim and have been exploited of your hard earn money. Although you ought to have been contacted and received this fund but you have not because of past corrupt Government Officials who almost held the funds or attempt to swindle it to themselves for their selfish reason.
 
The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the current president of Nigeria his Excellency President Muhammad Buhari to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed and to compensate two hundred scam victim with the sum of Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($8.500.000.00), with the aid of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC. Now how would you like to receive your payment?
 
 
ATM Card: We will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card of the INTERSWITCH WORLD BANK which you will use to withdraw up to Ten Thousand United State Dollars (U$10,000) per day from any ATM machine. Also with the ATM card you will be able to transfer your funds to your local bank account. The ATM card comes with a manual to enlighten you about how to use it even if you do not have a bank account.
 
 
Check: To be deposited in your bank for it to be cleared within three working days.
Your payment would be sent to you via any of your preferred option and would be mailed to you via ROYAL EXPRESS. Because we have signed a contract with ROYAL EXPRESS this makes you to pay $280 instead of $380 saving you $100. Take note that anyone asking you for some kind of money above the usual fee is definitely fraudsters and you will have to stop communication with every other person if you have been in contact with any. Also remember that all you will need to pay for is the ROYAL EXPRESS Courier Service Delivery of your package which is $280. And we guarantee the receipt of your fund to be successfully delivered to you within the next 24hrs after the receipt of payment has been confirmed.
 
 
You are advised to contact Agent John Wright with the information's as stated below:
 
Name:  SPECIAL AGENT JOHN WRIGHT
Emails 1: johnwright.fbi.gov@yandex.com
Email 2: johnwright.fbi.ic.gov@yandex.com 
        
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Full Name:
Delivery Address:
Phone/Mobile Number:
Present Country:
Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
Upon receipt of payment, the delivery officer will ensure that your package is sent within 24 working hours and your funds transferred to you with immediate effect, Because we are so sure of a successful transfer of your funds, giving you an 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive payment/package within the next 24hrs after you have made the payment for the ROYAL EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE DELIVERY. Please make sure you keep the receipt of the $280 payment that you made because this is the prove you will show to the delivery team when they arrive at your door step with your package so as to avoid any embarrassment and setback.
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
 
FF:  (FBI) Superior: Miss Donna Gwen.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

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