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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 OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbiofficeamerica_info@gawab.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 20:12:34 +0100
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001, USA
fbiofficeamerica_info@gawab.com


FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET



Hello,


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 and have mapped out the sum of US$12,000,000.00 to compensate the scam victim here on our list and your name is among the 12 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 12 scam victims so we will like you to send us the account number where you want your compensation fund to be transfer to or better still let us know how you want your compensation fund to come to you.


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.

You are to contact our office via Email
( fbiofficeamerica_info@gawab.com )


Best Regards,


Mr Robert Muller iii
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
fbiofficeamerica_info@gawab.com
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001, USA

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