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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: "FIGs" <sus01@chuo-seminar.ac.jp>
Reply-To: fbi_1234@126.com
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 20:49:55 -0700
Subject: CONSIGNMENT.


Federal Bureau of Investigation
Field Intelligence Groups =

J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, =

NW Washington, D.C.

Attention: Beneficiary,

Move this email to your inbox before responding by clicking Not Spam, we si=
ncerely apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail ins=
tead of certified mail, post-mail, phone or face to face conversation. It's=
due to the urgency and importance of the security information of our citiz=
ens. I am Agent George L. Piro from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FB=
I) Field Intelligence Groups (FIGs). We intercepted two consignment boxes a=
t JFK Airport, New York.

The boxes were scanned and they contained large sums of money and in figure=
s sums up to $10.6 U.S Dollar [Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand United Stat=
es Dollar], also some backup documents that bear your name as the Beneficia=
ry / Receiver. Investigation was carried out on the diplomat that was to de=
liver the boxes to your homeland and it was confirmed that the funds is an =
overdue payment owed to you by foreign country.

After cross-checking all legal documents in the boxes, we found out that yo=
ur consignment was lacking an important document and we can't release the b=
oxes to the diplomat until the document is found, we have no other option t=
han to confiscate your consignment.

According to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) in Title 26 also contain reporting=
requirement on a Form 8300, Report of Cash Payment Over $10,000 Received i=
n a Trade or Business, money laundering activity may violate 18 USC =A71996=
, 18 USC 2000, 18 USC 2003, and provision of Title 31, and 26 USC 6050I of =
the United States Code (USC), this section will discuss only those money la=
undering and currency violation under the jurisdiction of IRS, your consign=
ment lacks proof of ownership certificate from the joint team of IRS and IR=
C, you're requested to reply back immediately for direction on how to procu=
re the fund ownership certificate to avoid being charge for evading the law=
, which is punishable offense in the United States.

You are required to reply within 72hours or you will be prosecuted in a cou=
rt of law for money laundering. You are instructed to desist from further c=
ontacts with any bank(s) or person(s) in any part of the world regarding yo=
ur payment because your consignment has been confiscated by the Federal Bur=
eau of Investigation here in the United States.

Yours in Service, =


Agent George L. Piro
Regional Deputy Director
Field Intelligence Groups (FIGs)

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