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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: officeoffbi USA <usaofficeoffbi@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:50:10 -0800
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF FBI


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Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building, Washington D.C.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is the final warning you will receive from me. This notice has been
sent to you several times, but you ignored it. I have warned you so many
times and you decided to ignore my e-mails because you believe we have not
been instructed to get you arrested, if you fail comply this time around,
then we will first of all send a letter to the MAYOR of the city where you
reside and also instruct the bank to close your account until you comply
with our directives. Note that all your properties will be confiscated by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We would also send a letter to the
company / organization where you work and instruct them to issue you a
"SACK LETTER" because a suspect is not supposed to be working for the
government or any private organization.

>From our investigations, we discovered that you were the person that
forwarded your identification to internet fraudsters and other countries
when they had a deal with you regarding the transfer of some illegal funds
into your bank account which is valued at the sum of $..... only. Your ID
which we have in our database has been sent to all the crimes agencies in
America for them to upload you in their website as an internet fraudster
and a terrorist (suicide bomber). I will also warn people to stop having
any dealing or friendly communication with you anymore. This would have
been solved all this while if you have gotten the NECESSARY TRANSFER
DOCUMENT ENDORSED AND SEALED legally.

I Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wish to inform you
that there is no more time left to waste because you have been given enough
grace, therefore you have been mandated to comply immediately you read this
e-mail if you don't want to be arrested. As stated earlier, to have the
document endorsed and sealed without any delay, you must adhere to this
directive to avoid you from blaming yourself at last when we must have
arrested and sentenced you to life imprisonment. Note that all your
properties will be seized, and bank account will be confiscated too.

However, I have decided to see how I can be of help to you because I will
not be happy to see you end up in jail and all your properties got
confiscated because your information was used to carry out fraudulent
transactions. I called the EFCC NIGERIA and they directed me to a qualified
attorney who can help you get the process done and when I called the
attorney he told me that he will go to the bank and sign the documents on
your behalf and put his "SEAL" on those documents at the sum of $125.00
service fee and I believe this process is cheaper for you. Be informed that
I pleaded on your behalf to the board of directors of this agency to give
you till tomorrow to make the payment. Bear it in mind that this is the
only way that I can be able to help you at this juncture. But if you fail
to comply, you will find yourself in a severe field of dilemma.

You need to try as much as you can to send the money today because I have
been informed by the ARREST WARRANT ISSUANCE DEPARTMENT that the warrant of
arrest has been prepared against you and once is being signed by me as the
FBI DIRECTOR, then the arrest will be carried out if you fail to send the
money within the given deadline and we shall apply for litigation against
you immediately. Thereafter, you will appear before the ADMINISTRATIVE
DISTRICT COURT OF WASHINGTON D.C for terrorism, money laundering and drug
trafficking charges. I believe you know that it will be a shameful thing to
you and your entire family. Also, it will be announced and published in all
the local channels and newspapers that you are wanted by the FBI.
Therefore, you are advised to make the payment for the signing of the
documents immediately you read this e-mail. Be warned, we are monitoring
you from our satellite.

Do not hesitate to make the payment of $125.00 today with the above
outlined information so that the attorney will go to the paying bank and
have all the necessary transfer documents endorsed on your behalf as soon
as you send the money. After all this process is being carried out, then
the bank ATM Card of your funds valued at $... only which should have been
send to your house before legally will now take place legitimately.

Note: As you can see below, all the crimes agencies have been contacted on
this regard and we shall trace and arrest you if you disregard or ignore
these instructions. You have been given a grace till tomorrow to make the
payment for the attorney to endorse the necessary ATM Card documents on
your behalf and put his "SEAL" on it. Be warned, we are monitoring you from
our satellite. Make the payment today with the above outlined information
so that the attorney will go to the paying bank and have all the necessary
ATM Card documents endorsed on your behalf as soon as you send the money
today. After all this process is being carried out, then the transfer of
your Card funds valued at $... only which should have been send to your
bank ATM card before legally will now take place legitimately.


The shipment Company is 24 hours.


Yours in service,

FBI Director, Andrew McCabe

CC: Canadian Police Association
CC: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
CC: GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (GID)

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