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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: "F.B.I OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbiheadquarters12@163.com>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 20:41:24 -0700
Subject: Attention:

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crime Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building Washington DC
 
 
 
 
This is to officially inform you that it has come to our notice, after conducting thorough investigations, the Intelligence Monitoring Network System shows that your e-mail address- was among the emails that won this year's UK National Lottery Award which you made no claims for Our investigations uncovered a fraud- We want to let you know that one of the bank workers assigned to remit your winning prize connived with one Mr Olin Glover to lay false claims on your funds but they have since arrested and charged for impersonation and conspiracy
 
 
 
If you received any mails from unknown person(s) in respect to this delayed payment, kindly forward the contents of such mails to us for more investigations and prosecutions of these unscrupulous elements.
 
 
 
We have gone through your identification record and we have verified a lot of things about you. It has come to the attention of our Money Trafficking investigation department that you have some funds valued at $1,000,000.00 USD in your name. The said payment is awaiting adjudication and We have authorized this winning to be paid to you, these funds are from UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
 
 
 
Kindly confirm these details about you;
 
 
 
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:
Country:
 
 
 
YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS NEEDED.
 
 
 
REGARDS,
 
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Christopher A. Wray
Director.

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