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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: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION" <info@seminar.fm>
Reply-To: bar.johnwilliams1@aol.com
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2018 05:32:38 +0000
Subject: Re: Dear Beneficiary


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber =
Crime Division J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington DC Dear Beneficiary, Se=
ries of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary g=
eneral of the United Nations Organization. This ended 3 days ago. It is obv=
ious that you have not received your fund which is to the tune of Eight Mil=
lion and Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($8,500,000.00) due to =
past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to themselves =
for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of y=
our fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many lo=
sses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund. The N=
ational Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Feder=
al Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the curren=
t president of United States Of America his Excellency President Donald Tru=
mp to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to you and othe=
r individuals and organizations who have been found not to have receive the=
ir Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling, Inheritance and the likes. Now how would=
you like to receive your payment? Because we have two method of payment wh=
ich is by Check or by ATM card? ATM Card: We will be issuing you a custom p=
in based ATM card which you will use to withdraw up to $3,000 per day from =
any ATM machine that has the Master Card Logo on it and the card have to be=
renewed in 4 years time which is 2022. Also with the ATM card you will be =
able to transfer your funds to your local bank account. The ATM card comes =
with a handbook or 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 FedEx Courier =
Service. Because we have signed a contract with FedEx Courier Service which=
should expire in next three weeks you will only need to pay $310 instead o=
f $600 saving you $290. So if you pay before the three weeks you save $290 =
Take note that anyone asking you for some kind of money above the usual fee=
is definitely a fraudsters and you will have to stop communication with ev=
ery other person if you have been in contact with any. Also remember that a=
ll you will ever have to spend is $310.00 nothing more! Nothing less! And w=
e guarantee the receipt of your fund to be successfully delivered to you wi=
thin the next 48hrs after the receipt of payment has been confirmed. Note: =
Everything has been taken care of by the Federal Government, The United Nat=
ion and also the FBI and including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty s=
o all you will ever need to pay is $310. DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE UNTIL =
YOU READ THIS: The actual fees for shipping your ATM card is $600 but becau=
se FedEx Courier Service have temporarily discontinued the C.O.D which give=
s you the chance to pay when package is delivered for international shippin=
g We had to sign contract with them for bulk shipping which makes the fees =
reduce from the actual fee of $600 to $310 nothing more and no hidden fees =
of any sort! To effect the release of your fund valued at $8,500,000.00 you=
are advised to contact our correspondent, the delivery officer Bar Lord Ru=
ben with the information below, Name: Bar John Williams Email: bar.johnwill=
iams1@aol.com TELEPHONE: +1 (609) 535-3001 You are advised to contact him w=
ith the information's as stated below: Your full Name :.............. Your =
Address :.............. Home/Cell Phone:.............. Preferred Payment Me=
thod (ATM / Cashier Check) Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer wil=
l ensure that your package is sent within 48 working hours. Because we are =
so sure of everything we are giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you =
do not receive payment/package within the next 48hours after you have made =
the payment for shipping. Yours sincerely, NICHOLAS STORY FEDERAL BUREAU OF=
INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 N=
ote: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming =
to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in c=
ontact with Bar John Williams (bar.johnwilliams1@aol.com) of the ATM CARD C=
ENTRE who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD P=
AYMENT and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we c=
ould act upon and commence investigation.) of the ATM CARD CENTRE who is th=
e rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forw=
ard any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon a=
nd commence investigation This email has been sent from a virus-free comput=
er protected by Avast. www.avast.com

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