419 scam: Christopher Asher Wray <icpcantifraudunit010@gmail.com> Stop All Further Contact With Those Impostors.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fbureaucompensationdesk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Christopher Asher Wray <icpcantifraudunit010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fbureaucompensationdesk@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 11:34:27 +0800
Subject: Stop All Further Contact With Those Impostors.

FROM MR. CHRISTOPHER ASHER WRAY (DIRECTOR)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
26 FEDERAL PLAZA 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK,
NY 10278,USA.
(BE CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS / SCAMMERS)
Motto: No Body is Above the LAW

ATTENTION:

BE CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS, Firstly we want to introduce this
commission, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) we fight
cybercrime,Internet fraud, scam and money laundering in all over the
world Our commission has been in existence since 26 July 1908 and our
duty is to stop internet fraud and money laundry.

We have over 20,500 of them in our jails around Africa and UK, USA
like George Uloh,Danial Olsen, Emeka Eke, Daniel Uzo, James Ike,Robert
Efiong, Hushpuppi, etc and we are aware that a lot of foreigners have
been deceived, and a huge amount of money has also been lost to this
fraudsters after promising you percentages in their
letters for you to help them move funds and they will end up demanding
for money from you and in return you will get nothing.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has come together to inform the
world what is going on now and we have recovered over USD22 Million
Dollars (Twenty-two Million Dollars) from the people we have
apprehended.

The reason we are writing you this letter is because your name was
given to us by one of the fraudsters in our detention room after a
serious investigation and he has mentioned many names who are also
trying to scam you . Our aim is to refund all lost funds to its
legitimate owner. The President has approved a total of (US
$1,000,000) only as a compensation of the lost that you incurred as
this was a ceiling rate as some suffered more while others suffered
less too, and the idea is to restore you back to the position that you
would have been if not that you have been defrauded.

In addition to the compensation amount also approved in your favor is
(US$1,000,000) only, and it will be paid to you in the next few days
as the International conformable Draft has been issued in your favor
We are doing this in other to retain the good image of the world, the
new elected President of the United States, Joe Biden has instructed
the payment of (US$1,000,000) each to 300 victims both United Kingdom,
United State Of America, America, Asia, Europe, Etc.

Due to his political straightness, All that you have to do right now
is to contact the undersigned, furnish him with the following data of
yours immediately as we intend finalizing this payment in a few days'
time.

Your Full Name
Address/Country:
Direct Phone number:
Copy of any proof of ID:

Payment department contact name: Mr. Albert Mark
Contact email: fbureaucompensationdesk@gmail.com

Yours Sincerely
Director Of The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI),
Christopher Asher Wray

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