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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 robert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrrobertmuller1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 02:50:59 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT

FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001.
E-MAIL: mrrobertmuller1@gmail.com
 
RE: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET
 
Hello,
 
  Attn: Nofril Saat
 
We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction
with some other relevant Investigation Agencies like Internal Revenue
Service here in the United states of America have recently been informed
through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have been
scammed by those scammers from Africa/Nigeria.
 
We also want you to know that the UNITED NATION have been compensating the
scam victims by the advance fee scam going on in Africa/Nigeria and have
mapped out the sum of  US$20,000,000.00 to compensate the scam victim here on
our list and your name is among the 20 scam victims here.
 
We will like you to know that the UNITED NATIONS are compensating the scam
victim with the sum of US$1,000,000.00 each to the 20 scam victims
and this fund will pay to be payed to you through Halifax bank London so you are
advice to send your information so that we can verify whether you are the right
person or not before we can direct you to Halifax bank for the final
payment but have in
mind that if you are the rightful beneficiary of this fund have in
mind that you are to
provide some document to prove you are the right beneficiary of this fund
 
 
Claims Requirements:
 
1. FULL NAMES:
 
2. NATIONALITY:
 
3. DATE OF BIRTH:
 
4. SEX:
 
5. MARITAL STATUS:
 
6. CONTACT ADDRESS:
 
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
 
8. OCCUPATION:
 
9. COUNTRY:
 
10.ATTACHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT:
 
 
Your urgent response is needed.  Furthermore we will like you to stop
communicating with any scam emails you will be receiving this is to help us
stop scam going on so get back to us with the needed information have in mind
that all documents we need most must surely sent to us from you so that our
our investigation can be very easy to us to know whether you are the rightful
beneficiary of this fund.
 
You are to contact our office via E-mail ( mrrobertmuller1@gmail.com)
 
 
Best Regards,
 
 
Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building,935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
E-mail: mrrobertmuller1@gmail.com

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