419 scam: "FBI AGENT BRIAN WALKERS"<brianwalkers22@fbi.us> FROM FBI AGENT BRIAN WALKERS..

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI AGENT BRIAN WALKERS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brianwalkers22@gmx.us>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:58:25 +0100
Subject: FROM FBI AGENT BRIAN WALKERS..

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

Our Ref: NNC/MM/04/01
Your Ref: ..............................

YOUR CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OF USD5 MILLION

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

I am FBI AGENT BRIAN WALKERS from the United States of America, sent to Nigeria to take care of the compensation fund by the newly elected President of Nigeria. His excellency President Goodluck E. Jonathan.

The newly elected president met with the FBI and the UN, to bring the initiative of compensation, which was drawn to assigning an FBI Agent that will travel down to Nigeria to make sure no innocent citizens of any country in every part of the world is being swindled through this act.

The compensation is to be made by the Federal Government of Nigeria and some other bodies like the Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC), Dagote Group of Companies (DGC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance, due to the scam the citizens of Nigeria has done on the internet.

The selection of the people to be compensated was made randomly via internet, so if you receive this mail that means you have been selected among the lucky ones to receive the sum of FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD5 MILLION).

Note that all necessary documentation to make the withdrawal of the fund legal and free from any breach of the law has been made by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the FBI, all you have to do now is to contact me with the following information for the claim of your fund.

YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS:
YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
YOUR SEX:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
YOUR COUNTRY:

I will advise you make sure your fund gets to you through the normal process to avoid any problem in future, so please you have to abide to all information as directed.

Thanks,

FBI AGENT BRIAN WALKERS.

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