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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 Cyber security" <info@lee.org>
Reply-To: fblcybercrimecenter001@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:17:57 -0700
Subject: FBI Cyber security E-Scam Warning Department Headquarters,

Attention.

Beneficiary of $6.5Million USD


This is to bring to your notice that we have obtained a classified
document showing that you are dealing with scammers and impostors. We
have tracked your transactions over the years and found out that you
are dealing with scammers in Africa and all over the world. You are
hereby warned to put a stop to all your transactions with the under
listed scammers/impostors;

WILLARD ANIL
TERRY WORD
ANDREW WAYNE
REV. MICHAEL LUCAS
CLIFFORD CHANCE
MARY MOHHAMED
MICHAEL DEAN
CHIEDOZIE PETER EGWUONWU
EMEKA LAWRENCE ONUORAH
EMMANUEL OKOYE
GEORGE MOGHALU
DAWSON SUSAN
EDITH VERMEILLE
CHARLES JOHNSON
JERRY MICHEAL
PHILIPPE GIRIGISSOU
REV. RAYMOND GODWIN
ROLAND SMITH
SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
GLYNN BURGER
JOHN EDWARD
MARK MORGAN
CRISTINA MORENO
BRIAN MOHNIHAN
Rev. JERRY LEO
JOHN BOOMA
BONI YAYI
SOLUDO CHARLES
JACOBS BUMA
MIKE IGWE
ARIF SANNI
DAVID MARK
BEN BERNANKE
ANDREA PRIEST
MARK ODOH E.T.C.


We are working round the clock to get hold of this individual who in one way or other masterminds the use of banks, courier service and embassies while posing as the real persons to extort money from their victims.You are WARNED to STOP further communication either by PHONE, SMS, or email to any of this person listed above and all other who post as FBI, Interpol. And we urge you to forward any email you receive tothis office for verification and approval before you reply them.Whatever this message contains is for you alone DO NOT share orforward this mail to any individual,because all the persons on thelist is been hunted and you must not reveal this to them otherwise itwill make their apprehension difficult for us.


Your payment files from three (3) different banks/Courier service,were compiled and submitted to my desk this morning for review. Thetotal sum owed you by the 3 banks/courier service was sum up to thetune of $6,500,000.00 Six Million five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars which originated from Africa. Now the funds had been lodged into A bank in the United Kingdom in your name, while waiting for accreditation to your personal/private bank account in any part of theworld.Meanwhile, after due scrutiny and verification,


I confirmed that you have fulfilled all the necessary obligations that will enable the release of your payment to you, but yet your payment was not released to you due to flimsy excuses from the Bank officials in charge of your payment, because they have the intention of diverting your funds totheir private accounts in order to satisfy their selfish interest.You are however lucky that we dictated their evil plans and therefore call for the submission of your payment files to us so we can personally handle the payment assignment to ensure that you receive your funds accordingly.


Now all modalities regarding your funds release/transfer has been put in place at the Paying bank In The United Kingdom, thus, your funds have been made ready for transfer in their sophisticated macro transfer system, so the only obligation you are to fulfill now in order to receive your $6,500,000.00 payment is to comply by writing back to us with a confirmation and your readiness to receive your longawaited funds. You are to contact us by email in other for us to advise you further with the information of the paying bank that will be effecting your transfer with immediate effect.

You are assured of the availability of your funds as soon as you contact and comply with us and the paying bank.


Sent by

FBI Cyber security

E-Scam Warning Department.
FBI Headquarters
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Email:fblcybercrimecenter001@gmail.com

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