419 scam: "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"<office@fbi.gov> Your $1.5 million (UN) compensation funds is ready for claims

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "dr_michealjonathan@yahoo.cn" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2348123216273

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr_michealjonathan@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:47:12 +0200
Subject: Your $1.5 million (UN) compensation funds is ready for claims

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crime Division.
J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc
Customers Service Hours / Monday To Saturday
Office Hours Monday to Saturday:

Dear Beneficiary

This is Federal Bureau of Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division Investigation (FBI), based WASHINGTON, D.C we are enhanced by the United Nations (Un) and (AU) and right now we are presently in West Africa Nigeria working as representative solicitors to the United Nations and (AU) In a matter of recently concluded Series of meetings that have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization and present governments of west and south Africans, this meeting ended 5 days ago.

In the meeting the united nation (UN) and their African union (AU) concluded that the Federal Bureau of Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crime Division Investigation (FBI) should make investigation's based on past to 2012 fraudsters in African regions and to make arrests of any suspected fraudsters in these African regions. This meeting was held because of many complains that the (UN) got from individuals in overseas that the have been loosing money from scammers in Africa and they should look into it.

And now in collaboration and help of the present governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, South Africa and some other african governments, We have successfully arrested over 957 fraudsters in both west and south African regions and prosecuted over 300 government and banking officials and arrest is still going on.

Secondly the UN and (AU) security operative solicitors (FBI) also recovered $143 Billion dollars from both cash in accounts and properties and assets confiscated from the arrested fraudsters in this African regions and it is from the address books of one the arrested officials that we found your email address.

Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart is paying a sum of $1.5 million US Dollars compensation to those whose emails addresses and other personal data are recovered from those arrested officials by issuing ATM CARD to them, and also paying full contract or inheritance and wining amounts to those with provable information qualifying them as genuine contractors and beneficiaries of funds in the affected countries by ATM CARD too. And we congratulates you because your email address is among the email addresses we found in one of those arrested imposters and you among the beneficiaries that are compensated with $1.5 million and it will be giving to you by ATM CARD.

Note that everything has been taken care of by the (UN) and your ATM CARD have been approved and issued with your name and also been registered to DHL Courier Service at once for delivery to commence. the Serial Number of your ATM MASTER CARD is 4506-8675-2345-9245 and the Identification Number is 2500,the ATM MASTER CARD only contain your $1.5 million USD nothing less and nothing high. Note you are only allow to be withdrawing maximum value of $5,000 USD per day only and you can make withdrawal in any Inter Switch location and ATM Center of your choice in the world.

Thirdly you don't have any thing to be afraid of or to be worried about now that we the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in the transaction, you have to be rest assured that this is 100% risk free; it is our duty to protect and fight crimes.

So my dear in order to effect the release of your ATM CARD that contains your $1.5 million US Dollars compensation funds you are advised to contact our corresponding officer. Dr Micheal Jonathan who is the rightful person to deal with in regards of your ATM CARD CENTER with this information below and note that you are to contact him with $100usd for fee to procure your Approval Slip on your behalf and $150usd for shipping fee of your PACKAGE (ATM CARD) which have been registered with DHL DELIVERY COMPANY for delivery to commence to your present home address. Note that the $250usd is not entering into Dr Jonathan pocket and you are not paying it as his own, but you are paying it to procure the approval slip of your ATM CARD on your behalf and for shipping of your PACKAGE (ATM CARD) ok, and that's your obligation in this transaction.

Below are Dr Micheal Jonathan contact info.

Email:dr_michealjonathan@yahoo.cn
Telephone: +234-8123216273.
You are advised to contact him with your information's as stated below for confirmation and security purpose.

Your full Name.............
Your Address...............
Occupation.................
Age........................
Mobile phone number........

Upon the receipt of the fees totaled $250, your ATM CARD will be finalize and send to your home address after when Dr Micheal Jonathan will confirm your payment which he will gives you the payment information's that you'll use in making the payment via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer for the procurement of your Approval Slip and shipping fee of your PACKAGE (ATM CARD), and after that the delivery of your ATM CARD will commence and your ATM CARD will be sent to your designated home address without any further charges or delay ok.

Take note you are only advised to be in contact with Dr Micheal Jonathan for release of you compensation funds, if any one email you to be in contact with him that person is definitely a fraudsters and you will have to stop communication with every other person if you have been in contact with any. Only be in contact with Dr Micheal Jonathan. be warned

Yours sincerely,
Miss Donna Story
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

Take note again: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are only advised to be in contact with Dr Micheal Jonathan for the release of you funds because he is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your funds and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence investigation.

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