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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: "Mr Robert S. Mueller" <mrrobert.fbidirector@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:02:25 -0500
Subject: FROM THE FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON D.C U.S.A

FBI Headquarters
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C 20535-0001
(202)324-3000



Attention:

We are contacting you today to inform you that against the backdrop and
incessant cases of scams allover the world especially from Africa and some
other third world countries we the American Federal Bureau Of
Investigation F.B.I have received support from the World Bank United
Nations and F.B.I to assist the remaining 720 American Citizens to handle
the processement of their Compensation A.T.M card worth $250,000usd Two
Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars and it has now been
delivered to our office in Ohio and you are advised to come over to Ohio
with your International Passport,Driving License and a Valid copy of your
Certificate Of International Tax Payment to claim it from our officer Mrs
Betty Witcher who is in charge of this process.

Meanwhile, we also encourage you to be careful in future whom you deal
with to avoid encountering loses,as soon as we hear from you we will give
you details to contact her before going to collect your ATM card
compensation, you are not required to pay anything just transport your
self over with your above requirements.

Congratulations.


In Anticipation

Yours In Service

Mr Robert Mueller

Director F.B.I -U.S.A


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