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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: r7ddd rt6rfr <r7dddrt6rfr---8327@att.net>
Reply-To: fredrickwilliams@live.com
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:38:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR PAYMENT OF US$8.3 MILLION



Anti-Terrorist and International Fraud Division.

Federal Bureau Of Investigation/ United nations (UN).

Seattle, Washington.





ATTN:UNPAID BENEFICIARY



IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR PAYMENT OF US$8.3 MILLION



Sequel to the meet we have with all the African country leaders regards to all the payment been owed by the African continent, the Chairman Organization of African Unit (OAU) ,UNITED NATION PRESIDENT, FBI CHAIRMAN, has made in knowing to all the beneficiary been owed by African via contract ,inheritance and lottery prize during is recent interview with British broadcast co-operation (BBC) that all the debt been owed by the Africans should be paid to them via OAU account with CITI BANK OF LONDON UK which you happened to be one of them .



After due investigation on your payment we discovered that your fund is legitimate inheritance fund (us$8.3m) which has be approved for transfer in your favor by the board of trustee.



You are advice to stop any further communication out the CITI BANK LONDON UK which the officer in-charge is Mr. Fredrick Williams email fredrickwilliams@live.com Tel 44-7045769823 for you own good because you above fund has been deposited in your account which was submitted to this office by the formal payment officer that has been handling your payment before, we instructed the officials to hands up from you payment due to the petitions and complain we have been receiving from all parts of the world against African countries the way they are owning their beneficiaries, after all taxes and charge they have paid to them .



Some petitions we received made it known that some beneficiaries have loose all they have achieve in the life time due to the way Africans are asking them to pay one charge or the other in regards of their payment . Be inform that your payment has been transfer into your below stated bank account which was submitted to us by the officer that has been handling your payment before



NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

ACCOUNT NO 5608403326

ACCOUNT NAME PETER SUE

ROUTING NO 0853733

ABA NO NBC740W3



Please contact Mr. Fredrick Williams immediately for the collection of your International Transfer Payment Advice (Payment Slip Or Telex Copy) to enable you confirm your payment in your account without further delay, he is the only authorized officer in Citi Bank Of London UK to handle your payment, any other further communication you have out side his office is on your own risk, and you are advice to stop making any further payment to any one without Mr. Fredrick Williams notice because he is the only authorize officer in Citi bank of London UK transferring department to debit your account via Organization of African Unit (OAU) reserve account under united nations payment account with CITI BANK OF LONDON UK .



We apologies to you and your company or family for what it might has cost you in the past without receiving your payment upon the charges and taxes you have paid before. But we assure you that what happen in the past will never repeat it self again, with the power confirmed on us by the whole world you are advice to contact the officer in-charge stated above for the collection of your payment slip for immediate confirmation of your payment which has already be deposit in your account.



Best regards

FBI Director



Robert Mueller.

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