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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: "Robert S. Mueller III" <info@fbi.gov>
Reply-To: mailoffice@fed-bureau-investigations.org
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:29:28 -0400
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.

ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
Email: mailoffice@fed-bureau-investigations.org
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET


ATTENTION:

We believe this notification meets you in a very good present state of mind
and health. We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in
conjunction with some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United
states of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence
monitoring network that you presently have a transaction going on with the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as regards to your over-due contract payment
which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly.

We will find a way to fix a schedule for you to come to our head-quarter in
Washington DC to enable us advise you on what to do, but meanwhile you are
further advised to be contacting us via email for now because we are having
various investigations that we are working on now. Keep everything regarding
to your transaction confidential for security reasons and note that we have
not informed the local FBI department in your state regarding this matter
because we want to keep everything secret until your fund is been transferred
to you accordingly. We the FBI have purposely create an email in order for us
to contact you personally and our phone codes departments are not aware of
this new improvement,so don't call our service line regarding this email, soon
we will provide you with a line you can call for more information about this
contract winning funds.

For the main time we the Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington DC will be
helping you to monitor all the transaction with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
we want you to have in mind that we are trying to protect you because your
inheritance fund that is about to be transferred to you is a large amount of
money, and we will advise you not to inform any one about this transaction
until the corresponding bank have successfully transferred your inheritance fund.

It might interest you to know that we have taken out time in screening through
this project as stipulated on our protocol of operation and have finally
confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and hitch free from all
facet and of which you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any
further delay.Having said all this, we will further advise that you go ahead
in dealing with the Central Bank office accordingly as we will be monitoring
all their services with you as well as your correspondence at all level.

In addendum, also be informed that we recently had a meeting with the
Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the person of Prof.
Sanuni Lamido and Mr. Kingsley Agwor along with some of the top officials of
the Ministry regarding your case and they made us to understand that your file
has been held in abase depending on when you personally come for the claim.
They also told us that the only problem they are facing right now is that some
unscrupulous element are using this project as an avenue to scam innocent
people off their hard earned money by impersonating the Executive Governor and
the Central Bank office.

We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Joan C. Bailey from
OHIO has already contacted them and also presented to them all the necessary
documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed personally
by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued at about
US$8,000,000.00 (Eight million united states dollars), but the Central Bank
office did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before
the go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank information which was forwarded
to them by the above named Lady so that was the main reason why they contacted
us so as to assist them in making the investigations.

They further informed us that we should warn our dear citizens who must have
been informed of the contract payment which was awarded to them from the
Central Bank of Nigeria, to be very careful prior to this irregularities so
that they don't fall victim to this ugly circumstance. And should in case you
are already dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from the Central
Bank of Nigeria, you are further advised to STOP further contact with them in
your best interest and then contact immediately the real office of the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) only with the below information accordingly:


NAME: SANUSI LAMIDO (NEW CBN GOVERNOR)
MR. KINGSLEY AGWOR (FINANCIAL SECRETARY)
OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria
Central Business District,
Cad astral Zone, federal
Capital Territory,
Nigeria.

TEL: +234-802-869-9728


Note: you must dial the +234 code before the followed number.



Emails: mr.sanusi-lamido@chatdd.com
kingsleyagwor189@hotmail.com


NOTE:
In your best interest, any message that doesn't come from the above official
email address and phone numbers should not be replied to and should be
disregarded accordingly for security reasons. Meanwhile, we will advise that
you contact the Central Bank office immediately with the above email address
and request that they attend to you payment file as directed so as to enable
you receive your contract fund accordingly.

Ensure you follow all their procedure as may be required by them as that will
further help hasten up the whole procedures as regards to the transfer of your
fund to you as designated. Also have in mind that the Central Bank of Nigeria
equally have their own protocol of operation as stipulated on their banking
terms, so delay could be very dangerous. Once again, we will advise that you
contact them with the above email address and make sure you forward to them
all the necessary information which they may require from you prior to the
release of your fund to you accordingly.

All modalities has already been worked out even before you were contacted and
note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed so
you don't have anything to worry about. All we require from you henceforth is
an update so as to enable us be on track with you and the Central Bank of
Nigeria. Without wasting much time, will want you to contact them immediately
with the above email address so as to enable them attend to your case
accordingly without any further delay as time is already running out.

Should in case you need any more information in regards to this notification,
feel free to get back to us so that we can brief you more as we are here to
guide you during and after this project has been completely perfected and you
have received your contract fund as stated.Thank you very much for your
anticipated co-operation in advance as we earnestly await your urgent response
to this matter.


Best Regards,

Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Email: mailoffice@fed-bureau-investigations.org

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