419 scam: "Mr.Robert Mueller 111"<data@keyin.cn> This is Robert S. Mueller III of Federal Bureau of Investigation

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348026663371 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrgarrymoore2011@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Robert Mueller 111" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertsmueller1112012@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 01:15:24 +0100
Subject: This is Robert S. Mueller III of Federal Bureau of Investigation

US-FBI-ShadedSeal.svg

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI Seattle Division

1110 Third Avenue

Seattle. 98101-2904

This is Robert S. Mueller III of Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI).The FBI in alliance with the Economic Community of West

African States (ECOWAS), with their Head Office there in Nigeria has

been working towards the total eradication of fraudsters and scam in the

Western part of Africa With the help of the United States Government and

the (U.N) United Nations. We have been able to track down so many of this

scammers in various parts of west African States, which includes (NIGERIA,

REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROUN AND SENEGAL) and they are all in

our custody over there in Lagos Nigeria, meanwhile during the process of arrest,

We were able to recover some funds from the prosecueted scammer.

Regarding this great achievement, the (U.N) United Nations Anti-crime

commission and the United State Government have ordered that the money

recovered from these Scammers be shared among 100 Lucky people around the

globe.This email is been directed to you because your email address was

found in one of the file and computer hard disk recovered from the

prosecuted scammers there in our custody. You are therefore being

compensated with the sum of $1Million Dollars. We have also arrested

all those who claimed to be Barristers, Bank Officials, Lottery

Agents,Person or group of Person's who claim to have funds in their

custody that belonged to you or want you to be the Next of kin of such

funds which do not exist.

Since your email appeared among the lucky Beneficiaries who will receive a

compensation of $1Million Dollars, we have arranged your payment

through our swift card payment center with Skye Bank Plc.

Please do Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr.Garry Moore. The

swift card has been specially prepared to enable you withdraw your money

in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Four

Thousand Dollars Only per day, due to security reasons, So you are

therefore adviced to contact the processing officer Mr.Garry Moore. with

the required information as stated below.

CONTACT PERSON: Mr.Garry Moore.

Director Skye Bank Swift Card Payment Center

CONTACT EMAIL: (mrgarrymoore2011@lawyer.com)

Tel: +234 802 666 3371

You are advice to forward the information bellow to enable him prepare your ATM Card including your Pin for easy accessibility.

Your Full Name__________________________

Your Address____________________________

P.O.BOX_________________________________

Country_________________________________

Telephone Number________________________

Mobile Number___________________________

Fax Number______________________________

Occupation______________________________

Marital Status__________________________

Age_______________Sex___________________

Officially Sign.

Robert S.Mueller III

Federal Bureau of Investigation

J. Edgar Hoover Building

935 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW Washington, D.C.

20535-0001, USA

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/executives/director

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