419 scam: "Robert S. Mueller"<info@fbi.com> FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION {FBI}.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "robert mueller" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
- "mrrobertjoseph@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031914677 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +2347066345351
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fbi-securitydepartment@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert S. Mueller" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrrobertjoseph@live.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:46:08 -0700
Subject: FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION {FBI}.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
935 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20535
E-mail: info@fbi.co.uk
fbi-securitydepartment@hotmail.com
Telephone Number: +44-703-191-4677

FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION {FBI}.

Dear Sir/Ma

This official E-mail comes to you from the Federal Bureau of Investigation {FBI}. We have some investigation in our country that you have a fund with one of the Banks in UK(LONDON) that has not been transfered to you due to some reason best known to the Bank were your fund worth $750,000.00USD is deposited.

After our investigation on this matter we spoke with the Chief Director Of The Bank regarding your fund that worth $750,000.00(Seven Hundren And Fifty Thousand United State Dollars) and the Director said to us that they have been speaking with the Ministry Of Finance House Of Nigeria about the transfer of your fund that has not yet been transfered to you for the past months now but yet the Ministry Of Finance House Of Nigeria are saying to them that you have refuse to contact them also, and for now the Bank should keep the Fund pending untill you show up on this matter.

Right now we have contacted the Ministry Of Finance House Of Nigeria to know what is happening and also why you have refuse to contact them again for the transfer of your fund which they now explain to us that you have being dealing with other people that claim to have your fund which in that process you lost your money and for that reason you have refuse to believe any email we sent to you so they have to keep the fund pending untill you show up to them before they can now allow the Bank to transfer the fund into your account.

Meanwhile we asked the Ministry Of Finance House Of Nigeria what it will take for you to get this fund transfered to you without any more problem but they told us that you have nothing to spend on this again, that the only money you will pay is $150 for the renewal of the paper work for the transfer so that they can forward it to the Bank along with your Banking details as soon as the paper work is done the fund will be transfered to your provide account with out any more delay.

Please we the Federal Bureau of Investigation {FBI} advise you should stop any deal you are having with any body who claim to have your fund because we have really found out were your original fund is. Right now we advise you to contact the Ministry Of Finance House Of Nigeria immediately so that your fund will be transfered into your account and also note that you are only paying just $150 to them for the renewal of your paper work to enable them transfer the fund into your account.

Below is the person in charge to contact in the Ministry Of Finance House Of Nigeria on this matter.

Ministry Of Finance House Of Nigeria
CONTACT AGENT: Mr ROBERT JOSEPH
EMAIL: mrrobertjoseph@live.com
CELL PHONE: +234-706-634-5351

You are to provide the following information so that they can reconfirm your personal information for them not to make any mistake.

Your Full Name:....................
Your Address:...............
Personal Telephone Number:................
Age:...................
Sex:....................
Occupation:................
Nationality:....................
Country:.................

Please again we repeat our self you should stop any deal you are having outside your country because the right organisation that is with your fund is the Ministry Of Finance House Of Nigeria and the person in charge to renew your paper work is Mr Favour Michael so you have to note that down and you are also advised not to contact any other person apart from Mr ROBERT JOSEPH we mentioned.

With all pleasure we hope this time you will comply with them so to enable you get your fund transfered into your account.

Thanks and God bless.

Your's Faithfully,
Robert S. Mueller
September 4, 2001- Present
Robert Mueller was nominated by the President

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