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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: "Mrs Tina Williamson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tinawilliamson1199@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 07:15:01 -0800
Subject: RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT IN 7 WORKING DAYS.......

Dear Sir/Madam,



This is Mrs. Tina Williamson, The Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It is my

personal responsibility to inform fund beneficiaries of the opportunity available with

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. My Job is to protect Bank Depositors and provide a

solution through insurance coverage to give fund beneficiaries access to their fund in

the event of any policy failures, maintain public confidence and encourage stability in

the financial system through the promotion of sound banking practices with primary

responsibility to prevent bank depositor from dissatisfaction.



The FDIC exists to insure deposits in banks. We are an independent agency created by the

Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the financial system by insuring

deposits, Examining and supervising financial institutions for safety and consumer

protection, making large and complex financial institutions resolve any issue. Please be

reminded that we are under the authority of the Banking Act of 1933 to preserve and

promote public confidence in the financial system, with the responsibility to ensure bank

depositors don't go through resentment to receive their payments.

Please note that the issue of using our insurance policy to clear your fund is a choice in

case you don't want it, it is not mandatory,but what I want you to know is that once we

are involved through the signing of our insurance policy agreement and the payment of

$1,200, we will officially offset all the bills and pay for all fees that's obstructing

your access to your payment and deliver your funds to you within 7 working days because

the agreement is a confirmation that all responsibility regarding your fund clearance is

now our job.



On behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Headquarter, I write to confirm if

you still need our services to Insure your fund so that we will take charge of the fund

clearance responsibility and give you instant result in 7 working days.

We know all the fund clearance politics and the truth surrounding your fund clearance and

these situations require expertise to handle it for you, We have a network of individual

professionals from which we can draw to ensure the appropriate level of expertise is

assigned to each engagement. We prefer not to give excuses. Rather, we will follow the

steps necessary to address the need to ensure that the response is appropriate and

sustainable.



The primary purpose of the FDIC is to ensure that Fund Beneficiaries whose fund is under

our insurance didn't lose their money and to make sure that the public as a whole did

not lose faith in the banking system and to restore confidence, with the objective to

protect beneficiaries funds and guarantee access to payment.No depositor has lost a single

cent of insured funds since FDIC insurance took effect on January 1, 1934.

Banks have the tradition of offering customers policy most of them can't fulfill, but FDIC

insurance covers depositors' fund, dollar-for-dollar, including PRINCILE and any Accrued

INTEREST.It's important to remember that there are generally higher risks associated with

fund clearance without insurance, This is a multi-purpose insurance policy you have to

purchase to protect yourself from fund clearance frustration and embezzlement and other

causes of disappearing funds.



It's always comforting to insure your fund clearance with us and have a rest of mind,



Waiting for your urgent reply


Mrs. Tina Willaimson,
Chair, The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
Email: tinawilliamson1199@gmail.com

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