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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: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION VISIT IN NIGERIA <internationalpaymentdepartme@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dj679462@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2020 07:52:25 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION: To.You Beneficiary, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION VISIT
IN NIGERIA

The FBI Headquarters in Washington DC.
http://ninac.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/diagonismos/ FBI
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/JGM_OECD.htm
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
935 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20535

Our Ref: RTB /SNT/STB


To. Beneficiary.


ATTENTION:

I am Special Agent David Jackson and am here in Nigeria as an FBI
delegate that has been delegated to investigate these fraudsters who
are in the business of swindling Foreigners that came for transaction
in Nigeria . Please be informed that during my investigation, I got to
find out that
there is a huge sum of $10.5million that has been assigned in your
name(as a Beneficiary.) and these fraudsters are busy swindling you
without any hope of receiving your fund.

We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI Honolulu) United States
Of America we have discovered through our intelligent monitoring
network that you have a transaction going on as COMPENSATION
INHERITANCE CLAIM right now, Compensation inheritance payment in a
tone of $25.5M of United States Dollars which have been approved but
have not been claim. This is to officially inform you that we have
verified your Compensation payment inheritance file after close
monitoring and found out why you have not received your payment,both
on your part.

NOTE: You are not suppose to pay that huge amount from the beginning
before the release of your fund, the only Money you have to pay is
Ownership Paper Works which is $250 USD ONLY.These are the works of
the fraud stars who needed to extort money from you in the name of
this transfer. We have to inform you that we have made some arrested
in respect of this delayed over due fund. I have a very limited time
to stay in Nigeria here so I advise you urgently respond to this
message.

I shall expect your response as soon as you receive this email.
Please Remember that this operation or the exercise need to be
concealed so that These criminals will be caught unaware and we don’t
want them to know this new Development to avoid jeopardizing our
investigation.

Best Regard,

DAVID JACKSON

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION VISIT IN NIGERIA
INVESTIGATION ON ALL ONLINE WIRE TRANSFER
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