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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 Cyber Division." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <enquiringservice01@live.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:26:17 -0500
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,WASHINGTON DC.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,WASHINGTON DC.
WASHINGTON D.C ROOM, 7367
J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING
FBI HEADQUARTERS
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001


FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET
We sincerely apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail

instead of a certified mail, phone call or a face-to-face conversation, it

is due to the urgency and importance of the security information involve. In

the quest to cushion the effect of the global financial crisis, American

government through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington, DC

and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (ic3) has signed an agreement with

India for an immediate release of all overdue funds presently logged in

their treasury and ensure it is disbursed to the rightful beneficiaries in

any part of the world. If you the beneficiary would adhere to this

notification it will help stabilize the various economies of the world and

reduce the effect of this depressing recession.

Prior to this agreement our team of security experts has swung into action

for transparency and accountability of this periodic project. The Federal

Bureau of Investigation (Global Intelligence, Cyber Division) saddled with

the responsibility of monitoring activities going on over the internet have

discovered your name in the list of unpaid beneficiary and it might interest

you to know that we have conducted a comprehensive investigation on this

discovery as stipulated on our protocol of operation and have confirmed that

the inheritance fund was endorsed in your favor and it is 100% genuine and

hitch free from all facets. You have the lawful right to contact the

appropriate authority to claim your payment without further delay.
Further findings revealed that some corrupt ex-government officials are

conniving with some foreign diplomats from Africa and officials of India

Federal Ministry of Finance to change your account and transfer your

inheritance funds to a strange account in Canada through a man by the name

Mr.Cox Jialo who purported to be your cousin, he presented some necessary

documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed by you

for the release of your over due fund valued USD $10,700,000.00 (Ten million

seven hundred thousand United States dollars).

Account Name:Mr.Cox Jialo
Bank Details:Scotia Bank
314 Harwood Ave. St. Unit
Hpo5 Ajax, ont. l1s 2ji, Canada.
Account Number: 321020072923
Account Name:Mr.Cox Jialo

As a matter of urgency, you are requested to contact the Reserve Bank Of

India to confirm that Mr.Cox Jialo is your true representative, so that

Reserve Bank Of India will disburse the inheritance fund to the bank account

above and update their payment record but if this Mr.Cox Jialo is not your

cousin/representative ensure you send a disclaimer to the Executive Governor

of the Reserve Bank Of India and instruct him to remit your fund to you

without delay via your bank account by providing your original bank account

details to them without wasting time,provide them with information below.

YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AS BELOW:
Your Full Name:
Your Full Address:
Your Email address:
Your Mobile No:
Your Telephone No:
Your Date Of Birth:
Your Occupation:

YOUR BANKING INFORMATION AS BELOW:
Your Bank Name:
Your Bank Address:
Your Bank Account No:
Routing Number:
Fund To Remit:

This has been considered to be the most secured way to receive fund of such

magnitude. Below is the officially established contact address of the

Reserve Bank Of India.

Contact Person: Dr.G. Patta
Office Address:Reserve Bank Of India
Director Foreign Payment Department
6, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110 001, India.
Our ref: RBI/OOG/IND/002/11
Email Address: enquiringservice01@live.com

Note- Stated above is the email to contact for the immediate transfer of

your fund.

We advise that you go ahead in dealing with the Reserve Bank Of India with

the address above and be assured that we are monitoring all their activities

as well as your correspondence at all level. If you are presently dealing

with any financial institution(s) or person(s) claiming to have relevance to

the payment of your overdue funds out-side the above financial institution

you are warned in your own interest to stop further communication.
Be informed that any delay in reaction to this letter will be assumed that

Mr.Cox Jialo is your true representative and the funds will be remitted into

the nominated bank account that he has provided. The Reserve Bank Of India

will not be held responsible for any wrong transfer made due to your

inability to furnish them with proper/correct information.

Yours Faithfully,
Agent Shawn Henry
Assistant Director, FBI Cyber Division.

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