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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: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <bureaufederal@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: unitedparcelservice524@yahoo.in
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:31:44 +0800 (CST)
Subject: (FBI) PAYMENT MEMO TO PAYMENT BENEFICIARIES.









FBI Headquarters in Washington,
D.C.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

ATTN: ATM CARD PAYMENT
BENEFICIARY,

(FBI) PAYMENT MEMO TO PAYMENT BENEFICIARIES.

GOOD
NEWS FOR YOU FROM THE FBI UNITED STATES. WE HAD A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA/ BENIN OVER YOUR LONG OVERDUE
CONTRACT PAYMENT AND  WE AGREED WITH THEM THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD NOT COST YOU
ANYTHING BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY, WHICH WE FINALLY REACHED AN AGREEMENT YESTERDAY
THAT ALL THE PAYMENT WILL BE  PAID VIA ATM SMART CARD WHICH IS THE SIMPLEST WAY
TO TRANSFER HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID COST OF TRANSFER AND OTHER STATUTORY
DOCUMENTS, WHICH WE STRETCHED TO HAVE A STRONG AGREEMENT OVER THE PAYMENT THAT
WILL COST YOU ONLY $255 USD FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD VIA  UPS OR
FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE.

HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY
TWO WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS REQUIRED DELIVERY FEE OF $255USD TO FEDEX OR UPS
COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERING OF YOUR CARD BECAUSE YOUR CARD WILL BE DISPATCH
TO THEM IMMEDIATELY. AND IF WE DON’T HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION;
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WILL NOT  HESITATE BY GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TO
CANCEL YOUR PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY APPROVED AND PROGRAMMED IN AN ATM
SMART CARD.

I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY, THE NOTICE BELOW STAND AS
CAUTION BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS
PROJECT, AS I WILL SOON CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, LET THIS STAND AS A
WARNING BEFORE YOU  INCASE YOU RECEIVED  ANY E-MAILS OR CALLS REGARDING TO THIS
FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL, OFFICE, ORGANIZATION AND BANKS CLAIMING TO BE ME.

BE
INFORMED THAT YOU MAY ALSO RECEIVE SEVERAL E-MAILS AND TELEPHONE CALLS FROM ANY
ORGANIZATION, SUCH MUST BE FORWARDED TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR VERIFICATION.IT MIGHT
COME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING MY NAME
ASKING YOU TO COME AND PUT CLAIM ON YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN FUNDS BELONGING TO YOU
OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU TO IGNORE SUCH E-MAILS OR CALLS,
WHILE YOU FORWARD IT TO US. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION. WHILE RESPONDING TO THE ATM
CARD PAYMENT OFFICER YOU MUST CONFIRM THIS CODE (18062010) FOR
IDENTIFICATION.

HOWEVER, BE INFORMED THAT THE PART PAYMENT, WHICH IS
3,000.000.00 MILLIONU.S. DOLLARS HAS BEEN LOADED IN YOUR ATM SMART CARD AND YOUR
FUND WHICH IS IN TUNE OF 10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  WILL COME IN
BATCHES OF 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  AND THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF
YOUR PART PAYMENT.YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA UPS OR FEDEX, BECAUSE WE
HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRED BY NOVEMBER 15/2012. BELOW
ARE FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS YOU CAN TRACK FROM (UPS) WEBSITE(WWW.UPS.COM)
TO CONFIRM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT
SUCCESSFULLY.

JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY
METZGER ==============1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS
==============1Z2X59394198690947
CAROL R BUCZYNSKI
==============1Z2X59394197862530
KARIMA EMELIA TAYLOR
==============1Z2X59394198591527
LISA LAIRD
==============1Z2X59394196641913
POLLY SHAYKIN
==============1Z2X59394198817702

MOREOVER, THIS IS ANOTHER PEOPLE THAT
RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT
THROUGH FEDEX WEBSITE (WWW.FEDEX.COM).

RICHARD
AUTRY ============== 869713119185
GARY METZGER ==============
871363130860
MARK STUBBS ==============871363116168

HOWEVER,BE ADVISED
BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION/INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOUR COMPLETE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE
OVER-DUE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON YOUR CONTACT TO THE NEWLY
APPOINTED PAYMENT OFFICER  THAT WILL CARRY OUT THE DISPATCH OF YOUR ATM SMART
CARD TO UPS COURIER COMPANY WITH THE PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGED. YOU
ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO CONTACT REV.JAMES LONG IMMEDIATELY AS STATED BELOW  AS
THE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF ATM SMART CARD/FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT AND ASK HIM ON
HOW AND WHERE TO SEND THE PAYMENT OF  $255.00 ONLY TO FEDEX OF UPS COURIER
COMPANY.

CONTACT PERSON: REV. JAMES LONG.
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
(UPS)
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:(unitedparcelservice524@yahoo.in)
DIRECT TELL
+229-98-850-121.

YOU'RE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO
ENABLE HIM FACILITATE A SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS
THE ONLY $255.00 USD THAT IS KEEPING YOUR ATM SMART CARD. CONTACT HIM WITH THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS BELOW:

1.Full
Name:......................
2.Delivery
Address:......................
3.Phone:......................
4.Fax
Number:......................
5.A Copy of Your
Identity:......................
6.Age:......................
7.Marital
Status:......................
8.Country:......................
9.City:......................
10.Occupation:......................

NOTE:
YOU'RE ADVISED TO FURNISH  YOUR INFORMATION TO INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR REV JAMES LONG WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS TO ENABLE
HIM EXPEDITE SPEEDY ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT. WE EXPECT YOUR
SWIFT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT AND THE DELIVERY
OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD EFFECTIVELY THEREBY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT AS DIRECTED TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY.

YOU’RE ALSO
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HIS ADVICE AND DIRECTIVES TO AVOID DELAY IN RELEASING YOUR
PAYMENT BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED TO IMF OFFICE FOR
PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOURS IN
SERVICE,
DIRECTOR
ROBERT MUELLER,
FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20535

Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices
claiming to be in possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice only to be
in contact with Rev.Dr.James Long who is the rightful person to deal with in
regards to your payment and forward any emails you get from impostors to this
office so we could act upon it immediately. Help stop cyber crime.


 


                               

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