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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 AGENT <rodneyrinney1960@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fbi_washingtondccode001@citromail.hu
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 21:10:36 +0100
Subject: Important information concerning your impending fund transfer

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY (FBI)
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001 USA


Dear Fund Beneficiary,

I am FBI Special Agent Rodney Rinney, the FBI is now in charge of your
fund. I am directed to contact you by Honorable Mr. Christopher Asher Wray,
FBI Director. This email fax letter is to officially inform you that the
Federal Bureau of Investigation Authority (FBI ) have intercepted your fund
transfer of the sum of US$10.5 million. During the time of our special
internal investigation over the fund, we learn that the fund is your long
overdue contract/inheritance compensation payment funds but the reason why
the FBI AUTHORITY intercepted the fund transfer is because the people who
transferred the fund to you from where it was coming from did not notify
the FBI AUTHORITY to get approval to execute transfer of such amount hence
is has been globally approved by United States Government and World Bank
Authorities that every fund transfer amount of five million to ten million
dollars upwards must get approval of the FBI AUTHORITY to certify that the
fund is legitimate and for legitimate use.

This is in line with government's efforts to fighting illegal funds
transfers and terrorist financing, drug, human trafficking, kidnapping and
illegal arms purchase etc. Right now, your fund has been intercepted by the
FBI AUTHORITY and presently lodged in the Federal Reserve Bank U.S. You are
advised to reply back to this message immediately after reading it for the
FBI Chief to tell you what to do for your fund to be released to you. You
also advised to stop further communications with any person whatsoever,
bank or any government agency where the fund was transferred to you from'
since the FBI Authority is now in charge of your fund. Your fund will be
transferred to you directly from our source after you respond to this
message. I hope this is clear to you? Any action contrary to this
instruction is at your own risk. And do not try to deny the fund because we
have every evidence that the fund is yours coming to you and there is
nothing for you to worry about if we get your cooperation.


Yours faithfully in service Special Agent Rodney Rinney, on behalf of
HONORABLE. CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY, U.S. FBI DIRECTOR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER
IS: (202)-996-0001, to facilitate the process, it will be best you call or
send a text message directly to HONORABLE. CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY, on
(202)-996-0001, while he takes it up from there.

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