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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: David Bowdich<info@fbi.com>
Reply-To: 2040343212@qq.com
Date: 28 Nov 2018 18:18:52 -0600
Subject: Read and reply urgently

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIME DIVISION.
FBI HEADQUARTERS: PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON DC
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING 935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, DC 20535-0001 USA.


ATTENTION BENEFICIARY;

We the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) noticed
through our Intelligence Monetary Monitoring Network that your
paid compensation funds have not reach you due to bad and corrupt
officers so far. We've been able to arrest few of them who are
now under investigation. This Compensation Funds has been awarded
by the United Nations longtime ago due to some positive reasons
about you. But it's unfortunate we just got notified that your
funds has remain unpaid to you due to corrupt offices and so many
impostor out there. This Email is to enlighten you of a very
important information about the recent approval for the full
payment and release of your Compensation Funds for it's reliable
and genuine payment to you. This Funds will be of a great help to
redeem you from all the difficulties of life. So Read Carefully
To Understand This Mail Content.

I am Deputy Director David Bowdich, a highly placed
official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During the last
week compensation payment meeting held between the United Nations
Economic and Social Council and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) directorates, I was assigned to take
responsibility of all the (20) lucky beneficiary compensation
funds for Remittance/Payment to them without stress. So it may
interest you to know that you are lucky to be among the list of
individuals and companies whose Compensation funds have been
approved for payment under the stipulated guidelines of the
United Nations Economic and Social Council, Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and other member countries of the United
Nations. It was also agreed at the meeting that after releasing
out this information to all lucky beneficiaries, whosoever
compensation funds that will be found in the Compensation Award
Financial Database waiting without claims after the submission of
every payment report, such funds shall be confiscated and
forfeited to the United Nations account within (120 ) working
hours.

It is our pleasure to inform you that your approved
compensation funds worth the sum of US$7,500,000.00 (Seven
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) has been
verified and processed by the Funds Remittance Unit (F.R.U) in
your name and its ready to be paid to you. But for your notice;
Each beneficiary funds has been deposited into different fix
account with the BANK OF AMERICA (BOA). In respect to this
progress, the UN & FBI Anti-Monetary Crime Division management
recent held another meeting in regards to your choice and the
available method for your funds payment and also your time
availability to receive the funds.

Therefore, since your Compensation Funds of US$7,500,
000.00 is under the custody of the Bank Of America (BOA) you are
expected/required to select a Preferred method of getting your
funds paid to you in a stress-free manner. Kindly SELECT
one from the three available means of paying your funds to you as
listed below; and indicate it in your reply back.

(i) BANK TO BANK ELECTRONIC INSTANT WIRE TRANSFER
(II) (BOA) ATM DEBIT MASTER CARD
(iii) METALLIC CONSIGNMENT

Endeavor to listen to me carefully so that we can
arrange and submit your final paper works and files holding your
funds full release. The Insurance, Anti-Money Laundering and
security keeping fee of your funds has been taken care off by the
Compensation Scrutinize Head Office. So all we need now is your
personal information and details to proceed with the remittance
of your unpaid compensation funds to you;

Full Name: ................
Address: ................
Home/Mobile Phone: ..............
Occupation: ..............
Age: ..............

Kindly provide the required data from you and select a
means of receiving your unpaid compensation funds ASAP, so we can
proceed with your funds Compensation Funds Payment. Meanwhile
you're also entitle to an official invitation to the BOA
Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, to visit
the paying bank and personally collect/claim your cash sum of
Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars (US$7.500,000.00)
after some due verification and clarification procedures.
Alternatively, if you can't visit the paying bank to
claim/collect your Funds as at when due, then select and apply
from the above listed available means for your funds to be
Transferred/Sent/Delivered to you by them but at your own
expenses.

So if you are seriously interested to claim and collect
your over-due payment, then you're to contact your active FBI
correspondent & directing Special Agent Officer with his official
confidential contact details below; ensure that you adhere and
comply with the simple directives from his office on how your
Compensation Funds of US$7.5M can reach you in peace.

FBI SPECIAL AGENT: MR MARK RUBEN
specialagentmarkruben00@gmail.com
+1 (845) 643-6832
fbi.agentmarkruben@yandex.com

Congratulations towards your effort in making this
transaction a success. If you received this message in your
SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the email maintenance
restrictions implemented by the Internet Service Provider, we the
(FBI) urge you to treat this genuinely and you are to keep this
transaction strictly confidential till fund get to you to avoid
matters arising or disqualification or termination of this
transaction.

NOTE: All funds have been moved to the FBI over here in
Washington D.C and that is why we are contacting you directly
from here. So if you have been contacting anyone or office about
your fund and it's not coming through then you must put a FULL
STOP to such communication henceforth because they have nothing
or you. But if you are not contacting anyone then quickly claim
your compensation funds through the FBI.

This office and your correspondent special agent will be
looking forward to hear from you, and as soon as you receive this
message and revert back positively we shall proceed with the
immediate payment of your compensation funds avoiding delays.

BEST REGARDS
Dr. Mr. David Bowdich FBI Deputy Director;
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIME DIVISION.
FBI HEADQUARTERS: PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON DC

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