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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Heinrich" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <heinrichleuthard27@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 06:29:06 -0500
Subject: Get back for more details

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you it has come to our notice after we have thoroughly Investigated with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System you are having an illegal Transaction with Impostors that are Claiming to be the Secretary General or Director of the United Nation Antonio Guterres, formal FBI Director James B. Comey, the CEO HSBC Bank UK, formal FIFA President, none officials of Barclays UK, China Construction Bank , China, Agricultural Bank of China , China, Wells Fargo, US, JPMorgan Chase, US, Wells Fargo, US,HSBC Holdings UK, Royal Bank of Canada , Canada, Commonwealth Bank Australia,ICBC China, Bank of China are Impostors. During our Investigation, we noticed that the reason why you have not received your Payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment. The World Bank, FBI and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inher itance beneficiary to receive the

Therefore, we have contacted United Nations, the Federal Ministry of Finance on your Behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by coordinating your payment in total sum of (13,000,000.00) Thirteen Million United States Dollars with one of a bank abroad.

I also want to know that hence the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens, European Citizens, Asian Citizen.

Upon your response we shall issue you details of how your funds of (13,000,000.00) Thirteen Million United States Dollars will be transferred to you without any hitch.

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

FBI Director Heinrich Leuthard.

Director Since May 9, 2017 - Present

FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

601 4th Street NW

Washington, DC 20535

(202) 278-2000

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/washingtondc

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