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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: "Mrs.inga Britt ahienius" <efcc.info3@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:32:16 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION,FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIION (FBI), BE ADVICED ACCORDINGLY










ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
 
 ATTN: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY  OF DIRECT  SWIFT ATM VALUED US$38.5 MILLION  WITH  REF DELIVERING NUMBER: 82353JHK  IN YOUR FAVOUR  
 
This is an official advice from the FBI foreign  Delivery  Dept. it has come to our notice that Your Fund  (ATM valued us$38.5 Million with Ref Delivering Number 82353JHK)  in your name as the beneficiary.
 
The already Delivered ATM   which has been delayed in the past  by some team of Governments, Customs and Immigration  and  at this 2nd Quarter Delivery / Payment Batch of this Fiscal Year 2011, which you are very Lucky that Your Own Us$38.5 million ATM Delivery was among the Lucky Foriegn Firms whose Names and ATM Delivery  are Lucky to be among  with Our Veto Power and in Collaboration and arrangement with the United Nation Organization and in Conjunction with the Newly President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN (GCFR) Who is a God sent to wipe away long time tears from the eyes of all the Lucky Foriegn Firms whose Names and ATM Delivery of this Us438.5 Million are very Lucky to be short listed at this  2nd Quarter Delivery / Payment Batch of this Fiscal Year 2011 which You are very lucky to be among .
 
In accordance to this Golden Opportunity We do not want you to loose Your ATM or get disappinted at this 2nd Quarter Delivery / Payment Batch of this Fiscal Year 2011 which is the final Golden Opportunity  You have for recieving of this Your us$38.5 Million ATM , so it is our Duty to Co-operate with Appointed  / Authorized  Official Incharge for this Your ATM valued us$38.5 Million Delivery  for She to advice and direct You on how to obtain the only Requirement (Certificate) needed to ensure the Smooth Delivery of Your ATM which has been discovered as the cause of hindrance and inability of not delivering Your ATM  Successful for some past time ago which the Certificate is  IMMUNITY SEALED DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY PERMIT (ISDDP) and Our own Duty as a World Wide Commission to make sure that Your ATM  is being Successfully Delivered at Your door step immediately upon You co-operating in obtaining this Certificate .
 
We hereby advice you to contact  the  MR JOHN HARVEY , the UNITED NATION DIPLOMAT  OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES on His  easy reaching Telephone Number :+234-808-5848708 and on Her email :jamesmorgan145@live.com as He  is the  only Official that has the Authority and Licence to obtain the IMMUNITY SEALED DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY PERMIT (ISDDP) in Your Favour or to fly down to Your Country to Ensure  Smooth and Successful  Delivery of Your ATM valued us$38.5 Million  at Your door step without any further hitch .
 
 
We the FBI hereby advice You to Laiase with MR JOHN HARVEY  both on His easy reaching Telephone Number and on His email as quickly as the urgency mandated and forward to Him to folowing details / Information :
 
1:Your Full Name and Postal Recieving / Delivering Address.
2:Your Easy Reaching Telephone Numbers .
3: Any Point of Your identification either Driver's Licence or Your International Passport.
 
You are adviced to hasten up to forward all these requirements to  MR JOHN HARVEY so to enable Him fasten up to obtain  this IMMUNITY SEALED DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY PERMIT (ISDDP)  for immediate Delivery  of Your ATM Delivery to You hence  We have scrutunized  all through Our Global Wire Tapping Net -Work and  verified that  Your us$38.5 Million ATM (Fund)  is  100%  Genuine and Anti-terrorist  Free  and Drug free , We will give the immediate Order of safe Delivery of Your ATM valued us$38.5 Million without delay to  MR JOHN HARVEY   immediately we  welcome the acknowledgment of issuance of the  IMMUNITY SEALED DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY PERMIT (ISDDP) to Your Name and Favor  which We scrutinized and Verified as the only thing that has been witholding and delaying Your ATM delivery for a very long time now .
 
Final instruction:
60 :Safe Delivery  Instruction: Irrevocable Delivery  Guarantee.
61 :Beneficiary has full Usa  /Europe/ Antarctica/ Australia/ UK/ Africa /Canada/ Pacific / World Wide . can only Deliver  funds .62 :Upon confirmation from the World Bank/United Nations.
64 :Bearer / Beneficiary must obtain the IMMUNITY SEALED DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY PERMIT (ISDDP).
NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for the enhancement of public safety welfare and security of Society while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights.
 
 
The Delivery Department World Wide of Justice Order 556-73 establishes rules and regulations for the subject of MR JOHN HARVEY , the UNITED NATION DIPLOMAT  OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review. The Delivery Department  Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal activities in USA  /Europe/ Antarctica/ Australia/ UK/ Africa /Canada/ Pacific / World Wide . The Beneficiary may request a copy of his or her own MR JOHN HARVEY , the UNITED NATION DIPLOMAT  OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES Identification record for personal review or to challenge information on the Record. Other reasons Beneficiary may request a copy of his or her own MR JOHN HARVEY , the UNITED NATION DIPLOMAT  OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES Identification Record  adoption or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a foreign
country or receive funds from another country .
 
THANKS
FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III

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