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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 Agent Chris Danny" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbi.investigationmonitoringunit018@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 02:08:26 -0800
Subject: Message From Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI)

Attention: Please,

Move this email to your inbox before responding by clicking Not Spam, we sincerely apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead 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 citizens. I am Agent Chris Danny from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Field Intelligence Groups (FIGs). We intercepted two consignment boxes at WILMINGTON Airport. North Carolina.

The boxes were scanned and they contained large sums of money ($8.5Million Us Dollars), also some backup documents that bear your name as the Beneficiary / Receiver. Investigation was carried out on diplomatic agent that accompanied the boxes into the United States and he stated that he was assigned to deliver the consignment box at your residence as an overdue payment owed to you by foreign country.

After cross-checking all the legal documents inside the boxes, we found out that your consignment was lacking an important document and we can’t release the boxes to the diplomat until the document is provided, we have no other option than 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 in a Trade or Business, money laundering activity may violate 18 USC §1956, 18 USC 1957, 18 USC 1960, and provision of Title 31, and 26 USC 6050I of the United States Code (USC), this section will discuss only those money laundering and currency violation under the jurisdiction of IRS, your consignment lacks proof of ownership certificate from the joint team of IRS and IRC, you are required to reply back immediately for direction on how to procure the FUND OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE which will cost you sum of $295.00 (Two Hundred And Ninety-Five Dollars) only to avoid being charge for evading the law, which is punishable offense in the United States.

You are required to reply and re-confirmed your full personal information stated below or you will be prosecuted in a court of law for money laundering, you are instructed to desist from further contacts with any bank(s) or person(s) in any part of the world regarding your payment because your consignment has been confiscated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation here in the United States.

(1) Your Full Name:...............
(2) Full Residential Address:..........
(3) Direct and Current Phone:.............
(4) Marrital Status/Age:...............
(5) Occupation:.................
(6) A Copy Of Your Int'l Passport or ID Card:..............

Yours In Service,
Agent Chris Danny
Regional Deputy Director
Field Intelligence Groups (FIGs)
Our Official E-mail: (fbi.investigationunit00@gmail.com)

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