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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: "Instructions From FBI Office On Your Fund," <cbnbnak@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:24:40 +0100
Subject: Again Information Report From FBI Office,Receive Your ATM Card Fund,

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
WASHINGTON D.C ROOM,7367
J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
NW WASHINGTON, DC 20535,

Happy Easter

Attention:;Beneficiary,

We FBI Office, has received a report from Central Bank Of Nigeria
against your long transaction from Africa, Now you are to receive your
fund through ATM Card or Cheque only and the complain is for you to
receive your ATM Card that is with American Ambassador To Nigeria and
you are to receive your ATM Card within the next 4 working days as our
investigate still on and which your ATM Card value is $10,5m, Ten
million Five hundred thousand dollars. You should endeavor to regulate
this issue to avoid canceling of your ATM Card, anywhere;

Again we are to give you the Ambassador's contact for you to contact
him immediately and let this office know all you are doing with them
on the receiving of your ATM Card,

Here is His Contact....

Name; Mr;W. Stuart Symington,
Incumbent USA Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Email; AmbassadorOffice@usa.com Or ambassadoroffice63@yahoo.com

Finally If You Wish To Receive Your Fund This Time Stop Any
Communication And Any Transaction With Any Bank Or Any Company
Anywhere As Our Office is Out To See You Receive Your Fund Before 4
working days Which We Are To Stop All This Criminal That Collecting
Funds From You People,

Thanks,As We Are Waiting To Hear From You immediately,

Yours Faithfully.

For the FBI Office
Mr.Christopher A. Wray,
The New Director,
Copy To American Ambassador's Office,

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