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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 OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <f.bureauusa@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:05:42 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI.OFFICE ADDRESS,601 4th Street NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20535 USA.
TELL: (202) 278-2000.

Attention,

This is to inform you that the U.S.A Government and the nited Nations Organization Official under the commission of the Federal Bureau Investigation FBI, is hereby assigned to take in charge of your payment fund as it has been investigated by us,and to make sure that you receive your payment fund as you follow up with the instructions of this office.However, we received a signal concerning your none received fund from Africa which is now returned back to one of the effective bank here in U.S.A As our investigation report this Morning.

You are requested to get back to me for more details/direction and instruction on how to receive your payment fund.
So kindly reconfirm the below listed information to enable us facilitate an immediate payment for you for verification in our Data Base here.

1 Your full names:
2 Your present contact address:
3 Your telephone & Fax numbers:
4 Your Occupations:
5 age
6 sex
7 A scan copy of your international passport

Note: If any further delay of your response of this notice, your payment fund is going to be transferred to the United States treasuring account as our security agencies has raised out their investigation/monetary eye-bra on your payment fund.

Regards


Christopher Wray.
Director Federal Bureau Investigation(FBI)
Washington Field Office.

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