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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: "Mr. Troy Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <troymorgan1050@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 12:04:06 +0100
Subject: RE: GET BACK ASAP

 
Cyber Wiretap And Funds Recovery Department,
Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI.
J. Edgar Hoover Building New Washington, D.C,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
205350001 USA.
 
Attention: Sir/Madam.
 
According to the ethics of an office, introduction is always very important on a first contact like this. I am Mr. Troy Morgan, Special Agent with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This Official Memorandum is to inform you that we discovered that some officials in Dubai who work under the United States Government have attempted to divert your Funds (US$10,500,000.00) through a back-door channel. We actually discovered this today, through our Secret Agents under the Disciplinary Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after we apprehended (Mr. Ali Aeraby) a terrorist suspect.
 
The mentioned suspect was apprehended at the Dulles International Airport early this morning, as he attempted to carry the enormous cash value of US$10,500,000.00 outside the shores of USA. In respect to the money laundering decree of United States, such amount of money cannot be moved in cash outside United States because such attempt is a criminal offense and is punishable under the money laundering decree of 1982 of the United States of America. This decree is a globalized law applicable in most developed countries in order to check-mate terrorism and money laundering.
 
From our gathered information here in this Unit, we discovered that the said Funds in question actually belongs to you, but it had been purposely delayed because the officials in charge of your Payment are into some sort of irregularities which is totally against the ethics of any Payment institution. Presently, this said Funds valued US$10,500,000.00 is under the custody of our Paying Bank (Guaranty Bond Bank - USA) and I can assure you that your Funds will be released to you without a hitch provided that you are sincere to us in this matter. Also, we require your positive co-operation at every level because we are closely monitoring this very transaction in order to avert the bad eggs in our society of today.
 
Today dated 2nd February 2018, we have instructed the Executive management of Guaranty Bond Bank (USA) to Release the said Funds to you as the certified Beneficiary in question because we have valuable information/records to prove that the said Funds truly belongs to you. Be that as it may, you are required to provide us with below listed information (for official verification).
 
1. First Name, Middle Name and Last Name.
2. Age.
3. Occupation.
4. Marital Status.
5. Direct Telephone/Fax Number.
6. Residential address.
 
We await your immediate response so that you can be paid by Guaranty Bond Bank (USA).
 
 
 
Officially Sealed.
 
Mr. Troy Morgan.
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

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