419 scam: "MR RON MILLS"<info@fbi.gov> Dear sir/madam, reply me.

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "frederickhsing@ymail.com" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR RON MILLS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wgbkofimensah@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 17:01:55 -0400
Subject: Dear sir/madam, reply me.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI),
WASHINGTON D.C ROOM, 7367
J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING,
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES

Attn: Beneficiary,
I am Mr. Ron Mills, the personal secretary to the FBI Director; Robert S. Mueller III. After proper investigations, we discovered that your impending payment that have been withheld by imposters, have been transferred to Central State Bank here in the United States of America.

Investigations revealed that you have spent a lot on your personal earned money just to conclude the successful transfer of your funds to your nominated bank account by obtaining transfer documents as requested by the imposters, costing you a lot of money but all to no avail.

The FBI has giving authority to the Central State Bank to assist the Federal Ministry of Finance and all the organization involved; such as the Central Bank, Zenith Bank, and Legit lottery organizations to immediately commence with the compensation of all the beneficiaries awaiting the successful transfer of their funds. With the help of some of the best Internet investigators attached to the FBI, we traced your information from the Internet as one of the beneficiaries awaiting the successful transfer of funds to your nominated account.

I am pleased to inform you that you have a total of 10,000,000 US DOLLARS WITH THE BANK in California FOR TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. Please note that, you are not supposed to pay more than $350. ONLY, which is to set-up your online account.

Contact Mr. Frederick Hsing
Central State Bank U.S.A
Tel#: 209-475-7409
EMAIL: frederickhsing@ymail.com

YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION:
FULL NAME:
HOUSE ADDRESS:
CELLPHONE NUMBER:
CURRENT OCCUPATION:

Mr. Ron Mills.
For:Mr. Robert S. Mueller III
FBI DIRECTOR

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