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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: "Mr. Christopher Wary" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.fbiwray1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 00:07:56 -0800
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIARY

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
J. Edgar Hoover Building, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 USA.

Email{ info.fbiwray@gmail.com )

ATTN: BENEFICIARY

This is the fraud investigating international police (FBI USA),attached to the United Nations Office In Nigeria.In conjunction with the INTERPOL,
CIA, EFCC, ICPC and SIB NIGERIA and other Internet crime fighting agencies around the world.

We have frozen their asset and we have frozen their asset and we have frozen their asset and we have frozen their asset Hence handover to the court for prosecution.

According to the West African Supreme Court Requisition Order, we were authorize to refund back 99% of their seated asset to you as part of the
compensation to victims of fraud.

To administer the process, the 99% refund is totaling at ($ 5.8 million USD) and it shall be paid back to you through our Authorized payment bank. All you
need to do is to forward us your full Name and Address and Telephone Number

We will activate your payment and instruct partners Bank to effect the payment to you. You're advice to halt any further communication with anyone promising
you any fund from anywhere as further investigation is still in progress.

Best regards,

Mr. Christopher Wary
Email ( info.fbiwray@gmail.com )
Tell:+1 202 642 2773


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