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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 Director Robert S.Mueller III" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <glbalpostalservices.gov999@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:27:24 -0700
Subject: Message From FBI Director

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
413 w division st.wy
Please if you have changed your Home Address we need a proper verification of your new Home Address.
This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have
thoroughly completed an Investigation with the help of our Intelligence
Monitoring Network System that your ATM-CARD is currently with the (S.P.S)
Global Postal Service in Nigeria. We have ordered the Federal Government of
Nigeria to contact FedEx, Dhl, Ups, Global, HSBC and other firms to
release the bank draft and ATM cards to the SPS (Regular Mail Service), So that
they can be mailed out to the rightful owners, because there are too many
complains/Rip Off Report coming to the desk of Federal Bureau Of Investigation
that people are not getting their Instrument to cash their funds and gratuity,
e.g people are not getting their Bank Draft and ATM Cards due to the fact that
people are not meeting up with the required demands and amount imposed by some
of this delivery companies, firms and other sectors and constant require of fees
that are too much for people to handle or pay.
We have completed this investigation and we have verified the entire transaction
to be Safe and 100% risk free, due to the fact that we have been assured that
your ATM CARD will be delivered to you once your Full Name and Address is
confirmed. Delivery of your ATM-CARD is free!!! You only need to pay $65 for
insurance only.
if you know you cannot afford the $65 for the insurance
fee please do not contact the postal service because none of the ATM card would be issued
out without a proper clarification which is necessarily.
Therefore, you are instructed to contact the Global Postal Service with the
Information below:
CONTACT INFORMATION NAME: Mr. Gary Palton
E-MAIL: (glbalpostalservices.gov999@gmail.com)
Phone Number +234-80-71-02-32-25
Do contact Mr.Gary Palton. of the ATM CARD CENTER with your details which is needed to
be verified onces more:
FULL NAME:--
HOME ADDRESS:-
TELL: CELL:-
AGE:-
MARTIAL STATUS:-
CURRENT OCCUPATION:-    
So your files would be updated after which he will send the payment information
which you'll use in making payment of $65 via Western Union Money Transfer
for the procurement of your Approval Slip after which the
delivery of your ATM CARD will be effected to your designated home address
without any further delay. Please if you know you cannot be able to afford the
$65 for the delivery of your ATM card via courier company then do not bother to
contact Mr. Mr. Gary Palton. we are in the beginning of new year and he should
be busy with some other things.
We order you to get back to Mr. Gary Palton Only right away. FBI Director
Robert S.Mueller III.
 

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