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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:
Reply-To: FBI Director <officedelvring@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject: deliver




Greetings to you this is Joburgg Felix from the Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI.
This email is in reference to your abandoned fund worth the sum of $4.8 million deposited in our office by the FeDex courier company.
They claimed that you couldn't meet up with the fees attached to the delivery of the fund.

According to them the fee is $125 dollars which is the delivery fee of the consignment box to your home address.
If this happens to be true,I want you to get back to me immediate as I've been assigned to help conduct the delivery and make sure your fund gets to you.

Failure to get back to me upon the receipt of this email will result to having this fund delivery canceled and your fund will be deposited with the World Bank for charity.
You have just the maximum 72 hours to do so or else you'll lose your fund entirely.
Email: officedelvring@gmail.com
Phone Number: +1 (423) 777-7407

Signed
Christopher A. Wray
FBI Director.

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