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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: Miss Donna Story < info@lee.org>
Reply-To: stevemunchi2012@gmail.com
Date: 07 Feb 2020 16:01:44 -0800
Subject: Federal Bureau of Investigation !!

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS
J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc
Customers Service Hours / Monday To Saturday
Office Hours Monday to Saturday:

Dear Beneficiary,


Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the
secretary general of the United Nations Organization. This ended
3
days ago. It is obvious that you

have not received your fund which is to the tune of $2.3million
Usd
due to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the
fund to
themselves for their selfish

reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund
all
in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many
losses
from your end and unnecessary

delay in the receipt of your fund.

The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United
Nations
and Federal Bureau of Investigation and the International
monetary
funds have successfully

passed a mandate to the current president of Nigeria his
Excellency
President Muhammed Buhari to boost the exercise of clearing all
foreign debts owed to you and other

individuals and organizations who have been found not to have
receive
their Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling, Inheritance and the likes.
Now
how would you like to

receive your payment? Because we have two method of payment which
is
by Check or by ATM card?

ATM Card: We will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card
which you
will use to withdraw up to $5,000 per day from any ATM machine
that
has the Master Card Logo on

it and the card have to be renewed in 4 years time which is 2022.
Also
with the ATM card you will be able to transfer your funds to your
local bank account. The ATM

card comes with a handbook or manual to enlighten you about how
to use
it. Even if you do not have a bank account.

Check: To be deposited in your bank for it to be cleared within
three
working days. Your payment would be sent to you via any of your
preferred option and would be

mailed to you via UPS. Because we have signed a contract with UPS
which should expire in the next three weeks you will only need to
pay
$500 instead of $1,200 saving

you $700 So if you pay before the three weeks you save $700 Take
note
that anyone asking you for some kind of money above the usual fee
is
definitely a fraudsters and

you will have to stop any communication with every other person
if you
have been in contact with any. Also remember that all you will
ever
have to spend is $500.00

nothing more! Nothing less! And we guarantee the receipt of your
fund
to be successfully delivered to you within the next 24hrs after
the
receipt of payment has been
confirmed.


Note: Everything has been taken care of by the Federal Government
of
Nigeria the International Monetary Funds, The United Nation and
also
the FBI and including taxes,

custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay
is $500.

DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU READ THIS: The actual fees
for
shipping your ATM card is $700 but because UPS have temporarily
discontinued the C.O.D which gives

you the chance to pay when package is delivered for international
shipping We had to sign contract with them for bulk shipping
which
makes the fees reduce from the

actual fee of $1,200 to $500 nothing more and no hidden fees of
any sort!

To effect the release of your fund valued at $2.3million Usd you
are
advised to contact our correspondent in Africa the delivery
officer Mr
Steven Munchin

with the information below,

Full Name:Mr Steven Munchin
Email: stevemunchi2012@gmail.com
Fax Number :+1 331 303 8135
You are advised to contact him with the informations as stated
below:

Your full Name..
Your Address:..............
Home/Cell Phone:..............
Occupation:....................
Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check)

Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that
your
package is sent within 24 working hours. Because we are so sure
of
everything we are giving you a

100% money back guarantee if you do not receive payment/package
within
the next 24hrs after you have made the payment for shipping.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Donna Story
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

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