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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: "Christopher A. Wray" <wgibbs.dep@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cccuboffice@citromail.hu
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 12:56:10 +0100
Subject: Re: URGENT MESSAGE FROM CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY

FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC
J. Edgar Hoover Buildings
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20535-0001


GOOD NEWS FOR YOU FROM THE FBI UNITED STATES. WE HAD A MEETING WITH
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA / BENIN OVER
YOUR LONG OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENT AND WE AGREED WITH THEM THAT YOUR FUND
SHOULD NOT COST YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY WHICH WE FINALLY REACHED
AN AGREEMENT, YES YOU WILL BE PAID VIA ATM SMART CARD WHICH IS THE SIMPLEST
WAY TO TRANSFER HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID COST OF TRANSFER AND OTHER
STATUTORY DOCUMENTS, WHICH WE STRETCHED TO HAVE A STRONG AGREEMENT OVER THE
PAYMENT THAT WILL COST YOU ONLY $ 95 USD FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART
CARD VIA UPS OR FED EX DELIVERY COMPANY DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE..

HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY TWO WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS REQUIRED DELIVERY FEE
OF $ 95USD TO FEDEX OR UPS COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERING OF YOUR CARD
BECAUSE YOUR CARD WILL BE DISPATCH TO THEM IMMEDIATELY. AND IF WE DON'T
HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION; THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION WILL NOT HESITATE BY GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TO CANCEL YOUR
PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY APPROVED AND PROGRAMMED IN AN ATM SMART CARD.

I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY, THE NOTICE BELOW STAND AS CAUTION
BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS
PROJECT, AS I WILL SOON CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, LET THIS STAND
AS A WARNING BEFORE YOU IN CASE YOU RECEIVED ANY E-MAILS OR CALLS REGARDING
TO THIS FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL, OFFICE, ORGANIZATION AND BANKS CLAIMING TO BE
ME..

BE INFORMED THAT YOU MAY ALSO RECEIVE SEVERAL E-MAILS AND TELEPHONE CALLS
FROM ANY ORGANIZATION, SUCH MUST BE FORWARDED TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR
VERIFICATION
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MIGHT COME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING
MY NAME ASKING YOU COME AND PUT CLAIM ON YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN FUNDS
BELONGING TO YOU OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU TO IGNORE SUCH
E-MAIL FORWARD IT . I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION. WHILE RESPONDING TO THE ATM
CARD PAYMENT OFFICER YOU MUST CONFIRM THIS CODE (18062111) FOR
IDENTIFICATION.

HOWEVER, BE INFORMED THAT THE PART PAYMENT, WHICH IS 6,000,000.00 MILLION
US DOLLARS HAS BEEN LOADED IN YOUR ATM SMART CARD AND YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN
TUNE OF 10,500,000.00 MILLION US DOLLARS WILL COME IN BATCHES OF
6,000,000.00 MILLION US DOLLARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF YOUR PART
PAYMENT.YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA UPS OR FEDEX, BECAUSE WE HAVE
SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRED BY MARCH 14, 2022

HOWEVER, BE ADVISED BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION / INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOUR
COMPLETE CONTRACT / INHERITANCE OFFICER THAT WILL CARRY OUT THE DISPATCH OF
YOUR ATM SMART CARD TO UPS COURIER COMPANY WITH THE PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY OF
YOUR PACKAGED. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO CONTACT REV.JAMES LONG
IMMEDIATELY AS STATED BELOW AS THE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF ATM SMART CARD /
FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT AND ASK HIM ON HOW AND WHERE TO SEND THE PAYMENT OF
$ 95.00 ONLY TO FEDEX OR UPS COURIER COMPANY.

CONTACT PERSON: REV.JAMES LONG
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS :(*dpxofice@hotmail.com <dpxofice@hotmail.com>* )
PRIVATE DIRECT TELL + 234-9018 672 293

YOU'RE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO ENABLE HIM FACILITATE A
SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS ONLY $ 95.00 USD
THAT IS KEEPING YOUR ATM SMART CARD. CONTACT HIM WITH THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AS BELOW:

1. YOUR FULL NAME ...........................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS ..... ...................................
3. YOUR AGE ........... .................................
4. OCCUPATION .............. ............................
5. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER ................ ..
6. COUNTRY ............................................. ..............
7. YOUR ID ................................ ....................

NOTE: YOU'RE ADVISED TO FURNISH YOUR INFORMATION TO INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR REV JAMES LONG WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID
DETAILS TO ENABLE HIM EXPEDITE SPEEDY ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR
PAYMENT. WE EXPECT YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR
THIS PAYMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD EFFECTIVELY THEREBY
MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT AS DIRECTED TO
AVOID FURTHER DELAY.

YOU ?? ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HIS ADVICE AND DIRECTIVES TO AVOID DELAY
IN RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED
TO IMF OFFICE FOR PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOURS IN SERVICE,

DIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, DC 20535

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