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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: MR WILSON BRUCE <arukkaya2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fbiagent007bruce@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 16:56:47 +0100
Subject: REPLY SOON

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING.
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

Attention: Beneficiary,

We the FBI at the Scammed Victims Compensation Unit would like to
bring to your notice that your email address has won you the sum of
$18 000,000.00 USD ($18 million USA dollars) from the United Nations
World Organizations (UNO) due to the uncontrollable fraudulent
activities which has been going on in the United State Of America and
most part of the World.

Your email address was gotten as a result of the previous
investigation carried out by the FBI homeland security on a fraudsters
that was cut at 532 la copita.Ct San Ramon California 94583 USA. He
was cut sending fake ATM card and Bank Cheques to people and on the
investigation process a group of email addresses of America citizen
who has been scam lot of money where found in his PC. They have been
taken to Court for persecution.

So due to this reason the Secretary General of the United Nations and
the President of the FBI after having a separate and private
meeting about these they decided to compensate the rightful owners of
those emails with the sum of $18 million each which your email
address was among the email group. So that is why we are in contact
with you so therefore you absolutely have nothing to worry about for
your own share of $18 Million USD must get to you.

Series of meetings have been held over the past two weeks with the
secretary general of the United Nations Organization . This ended 3
days ago, and It is obvious that you have not received your own
compensation fund which is to the tune of $18,000,000,00 Million USA
Dollars, due to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held
the funds to themselves for their selfish reasons and some individuals
who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle
your fund which has led to so many losses from your end and
unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.

However, the National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the
United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully
passed a mandate to the current Governor of Washington DC to boost
these exercise of clearing all foreign debts owned to you and other
individuals and organizations who have been found not to have receive
their Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling,Inheritance and the likes. Now
how would you like to receive your Compensation Funds Award worth the
sum of $18 Million USD? Because we have two method of payment which is
by Bank Cashier Cheque or by ATM Debit Master card? ATM Debit Mater
Card: We will be issuing you a ATM Debit Master Card which you can be
able to withdraw up to $10,000 per day from any ATM machine that has
the Master Card Logo on it and the card have to be renewed in 4 years
time . Also with the ATM Debit Mater Card you will be able to transfer
Money into your local bank account. The ATM card comes with a handbook
manual to enlighten you on how to make use it.You can get this ATM
card even if you do not have a bank account.

Bank Cashier Cheque: You Funds would be deposited into the World Bank
Of America your bank for and you will be issued a Cheque which would
be cleared within next three working days into your personal Bank account.

Your Compensation Funds Award would be sent to you via any of your
preferred option and would be delivered to you via the UPS Courier
Service, Because we have signed a contract with UPS which should
expire in next three weeks. But before the UPS can leave for your
doorstep you will only need to pay for their Delivery fee to your home
which is only $200 Dollars instead of paying $600 Dollars thereby
saving you $400 Dollars and if you pay before the the end this week
you save yourself$400. Take note that anyone asking you for some kind
of money above the usual fee is definitely an Imposters and you will
have to stop communication with every other person if you have been in
contact with any.

Also remember that all you will ever have to spend to get your
Compensation Award is $200.00 Dollars before your delivery can
commence at once to your doorstep and nothing more! Nothing less! And
we guarantee the receipt of your fund to be successfully delivered to
your doorstep within the next 24 hrs after the receipt of payment has
been confirmed.

Note: Every order Bills and Taxes has been taken care of by the
Federal Government of Washington DC, The United Nation and also the
United State FBI, the UPS Courier service delivery fee is all you will
ever have to pay which is $200 USA Dollars only. Do not send money to
anyone until you read this and have heard from me. The actual fees for
shipping your ATM card is $600 dollars but because UPS have
temporarily discontinued the C.O.D which gives you the chance to pay
when package is delivered for international shipping We had to sign
contract with them for bulk shipping which makes the fees reduce from
the actual fee of $600 to $200 nothing more and no hidden fees of any
sort!

Mr Wilson Bruce
FBI PAYMENT OFFICER.

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