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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oversighteam01000@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:46:08 +0100
Subject: RE: Internet Crime Victim Restitution

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
In Partnership with: FBI/NW3C/IAI
REF:FLP-IP/2422-FM10089/0877
 
INTENDED ONLY FOR: Email Owner
 
Our records indicates that you are eligible to receive restitution for one or more of the internet fraud schemes you've been a victim of. See necessary case details below,
 
Case on apprehended internet fraudster, (Valentine Iro and a certain Chukwudi Christogunus Igbokwe), case of both Nigerian nationals arrested on felony charges in Atlanta, November 2014 has officially been closed. The case was closed based on the following terms; (1). Restitution Order: seized assets shall be liquidated and converted into a restitution fund, (2). Time served plus 68 months and, (3). 10 years probation, court documents shown (available upon request).
 
You can browse on the link: https://dailypost.ng/2019/08/23/fbi-releases-list-80-nigerians-arrested-fraud-names-lead-suspects/
 
The perpetrator and his group of co-offenders had over 2000 aliases originating from Russia, Nigeria. Ghana, London, and many more masking their original identities. Our records indicate that you have been a victim of fraud because your contact details were found on several devices belonging to the pepetrator of which this contact was made possible.
 
Following court orders, this makes you eligible to receive restitution for damages caused by their crimes.
 
Being that both apprehended fraudsters operated on an international scale and victimized thousands of individuals and companies of several nationalities; we determined that the investigation had to be kept private and away from public media to maintain unitary judgement and integrity in international relations. Because this was a private investigation, all victims (including yourself) were represented by a professional court-appointed public defender Barrister Wesley Wright, with over 10 years of experience on similar cases. After haven consistently pursued the case for over two years, We successfully secured restitution payments of GDP 1,459,910.00 for each victim.
 
Restitutions are ordered to be paid immediately starting this fiscal year 2020. To start receiving your restitution benefits, kindly get back to my desk on { oversight01000@gmail.com } for a review of your details for confirmation that you are the rightful owner of this email for the security of this transaction. Further instructions will be provided on your response to this email letter. Wes-Wright Associates has the sole right to stand as a defence on your case with primary responsibility being filing for the Release Order from the Supreme Court of USA. The Release Order otherwise known as the Certification of Fund Clearance is valued at a cost of ($510) Only, please take note of that.
 
I need all the compliance that I can get from you to ensure we get this project accomplished. Personally, I am very sorry for the delay you have gone through in the past years. Thanks for adhering to this instructions which are meant for your sole benefit, once again accept my congratulations in advance. If this mail gets to you wrongly, we advise that you kindly decline and pay no attention to it as the information stated herein is termed confidential and not for public use.
 
*Kindly Note that all entries must be claimed no later than last quarter of February 2020. Be sure to quote your Reference Number in all correspondences to my desk for quick acknowledgement.
 
Sincerely Yours,
 
David Jackson
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
oversighteam01000@gmail.com.

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