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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 Special Agent" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <khunaism@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:06:44 +0900
Subject: Fund Transfer.

Re: PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS.

Your name was listed by FBI as one of the unsettled beneficiaries awaiting for their funds transfer. After receiving series of reports from our citizen concerning their payments as similar to yours from various Countries.

Series of meeting was held as regards the best way to carry out with compensation exercise for transparency and most especially to avoid re-occurrence of the delay in transferring your funds and the high cost of procuring transfer documents and came to a final conclusion as all head of organizations involved USA, European Union and African Union and Asia was duly represented and agreed to compensate all beneficiaries with the sum of Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only.

We have scrutinized your files and convinced that you are the true beneficiary to the said fund transfer which was attempts to divert to a foreign account in Russia by your local representatives in collaboration with some Officials.

In line with this arrangement the United States on Foreign Debt Matters (USFDM) ordered that the sum of 800,000.00 USD should be transfer to you, kindly but urgently respond to us with your PAYMENT VERIFICATION CODE (PVC) which was issued to you during that process of transfer.

For reconfirmation purpose, kindly furnish us with the followings details:

A valid identification card, Direct telephone number, Address, Bank details to remit the compensation funds.

Upon our receipt of the above requirements, your compensation funds will automatically transfer to you within 24/48 working hours. Please kindly Copy your message to: uncc.africaregional.hq@gmail.com

Best Regards,

George L. Piro
Special Agent in Charge
International Operations Division
FBI
Email: UNCC Africa: uncc.africaregional.hq@gmail.com
Email: Agent's Desk: khunaism@gmail.com

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