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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: madamrolandrita@live.com
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:43:18 GMT
Subject: FBI SCAM ALERT

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Gene L. Dodaro GAO
Fraud Dept
441 G Street NW Mail Stop 4T21

Washington, DC 20548

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Our Work is done at the request of congressional committees
or subcommittees
or is mandated by public laws or committee reports. We also
undertake research
under the authority of the Controller General. We support
congressional
oversight by

1, auditing agency operations to determine whether federal
funds are being
spent efficiently and effectively;

2, investigating allegations of illegal and improper
activities;

3, reporting on how well government programs and policies
are meeting their
objectives;

4, performing policy analysis and outlining options for
congressional
consideration;

and 5, issuing legal decisions and opinions, such as bid
protest rulings and
reports on agency rules.

We advise Congress and the heads of executive agencies about
ways to
make government more efficient, effective, ethical,
equitable and
responsive.Our work leads to laws and acts that improve
government
operations, saving the government and taxpayers billions of
dollars.

This is to officially inform you that it has come to our
notice and we
have thoroughly investigated with the help of our
Intelligence
Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal
Transaction
with Impostors claiming to be FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION..

During our Investigation, we noticed that the reason why you
have not
received your payment is because you are dealing with the
wrong person
in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment.Just this
month we
recover some amount from fraudulent people in Nigeria with
the help of
the new government in Nigeria and the total money recover
was
$11,000.000.00 in which the Nigeria government reside to
give away the
money to an American Citizen with correct social security
details as a
compensation either unemployed/employed here in the U.S as
in
accordance with the new president of America permission , in
which
your name and address came out and we the U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO) reside to contact in regards to
your
claims.

Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance
on your
behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by
coordinating your payment in total USD$11,000.000.00 in an
ATM CARD
which you can use to withdraw money from any ATM MACHINE
CENTER
anywhere in the world with a maximum of $4000 to $5000
United States
Dollars daily. You now have the lawful right to claim your
fund in
an ATM CARD.

Since the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is
involved in
this transaction, you have to be rest assured for this is
100% risk
free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens. All I
want you
to do is to contact the FBI AGENT,THAT WAS SENT TO THE ATM
CARD
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE CENTER via email or by phone for
their
requirements to proceed and procure your Approval Slip on
your behalf
while the shipment of the ATM CARD is been taken care of
once your
approval slip is signed and sealed ...

FBI AGENT INFORMATION NAME: Agent Johnson James
EMAIL:johnsonjames@f-mail.net
TELEPHONE:+23470-26776530
(+1-206-203-4190)

Do contact Agent Johnson James who was sent on your behalf
and many
other beneficial s on a mission. with your details and
re-confirmed
your information

FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
TELL:
CELL:


AGE:62
CURRENT OCCUPATION MINISTER:

We order you get back to this office after you have
contacted the ATM
SWIFT CARD CENTER and we do await your response so we can
move on with
our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to
you.
Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

As soon as we receive your full information, he shall
proceed with
your fund transfer immediately via ATM card.We anticipate
your prompt
response. If you need to contact me at any stage please do
not
hesitate to call (+1-206-203-4190)

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Gene L. Dodaro
GAO Fraud NET
441 G Street NW Mail Stop 4T21
Washington, DC 20548

Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or
offices
claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are
hereby advice
only to be in contact with Agent Johnson James of the ATM
CARD CENTER
who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your
ATM
CARD/CONTRACT FILE PAYMENT PAYMENT and forward any emails
you get from
impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence
investigation.

NOTE: DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU READ THIS AND
RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD:

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