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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 OFFICE" <info@www.fbi.gov>
Reply-To: fbi.gov9289@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 09:52:13 -0700
Subject: DEAR EMAIL OWNER 18

Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters
Address: 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20535, USA
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRE TAP THE INTERNET
DEAR EMAIL OWNER
Greetings from this honorable office , This is to inform you officially that after our investigations as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other Security Agencies in the Country for the year 2018, 2019 and 2020, we discovered that you have not yet received your overdue fund. Your enlistment as a beneficiary of a recent Debt Management and Settlement Forum organized on the status of global arrangement to have your beneficiary fund settled once , In the hope that you must have been aware of the past financial leakages in the world bank foreign inheritance payment system, and frustrations associated there from in your last attempt to claim your fund, fund of beneficiaries (like your self) was subjected to unnecessary bureaucratic bottlenecks in lieu of claiming funds due to them. World Bank has been directed by the World Body to off set these outstanding debts, using ATM Visa Card payment arrangement Or bank Wire transfer . Already, a total amount of 500 Million USD has been provided to the bank for this purpose and it is on first come first serve. With this arrangement, You are therefore being awarded with the sum of US11, 500,000.00 (US$) ( Eleven Million five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). We have arranged your payment to be paid to you direct to your bank account in your country or paid into ATM VISA CARD and deliver to your postal address . the only thing you have to do right now is to forward the address of where to deliver your money to you including your city . 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. Thanks for your cooperation as your quick response to this email notice with adherence to the above instructions is highly anticipate . Thanks for your understanding as you follow instructions while I wait to hear from you today. You can contact me through this my alternative email address (fbi.gov9289@hotmail.com)
Best Regards.
Christopher A Wray
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