419 scam: "Agent Jason Gale" <acolux@grupomundial.com.br> 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:

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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "consignment " (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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Agent Jason Gale" <acolux@grupomundial.com.br> (may be fake)
Reply-To: "Agent Jason Gale" <agentjasongale@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:19:14 -0300
Subject: Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Intelligence Field Unit J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.

I am Special Agent Jason Gale from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Intelligence Field Unit, we Intercepted two consignment boxes at JFK
Airport, New York, the boxes were scanned but found out that it contained
large sum of money ($4.1 million) and also some backup documents which bears
your name as the Beneficiary/Receiver of the money, Investigation carried
out on the diplomat that accompanied the boxes into the United States, said
that he was to deliver the fund to your residence as overdue payment owed to
you by the Federal Government of
Nigeria through the security company in the United Kingdom.

Meanwhile, we cross check all legal documents in the boxes but we found out
that your consignment was lacking an important document and we cannot
release the boxes to the diplomat until the document is found, right now we
have no other choice than to confiscated your consignment.

According to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) in Title 26 also contain reporting
requirement on a Form 8300, Report of Cash Payment Over $10,000 Received in
a Trade or Business, money laundering activity may violate 18 USC 1956, 18
USC 1957, 18 USC 1960, and provision of Title 31, and 26 USC 6050I of the
United States Code (USC), this section will discuss only those money
laundering and currency violation under the jurisdiction of IRS, your
consignment lacks proof of ownership certificate from the joint team of IRS
and IRC, therefore you need to reply back immediately for direction on how
to procure this certificate to enable us relieved the charge of evading the
law on you, which is a punishable offense in the United States.

You are required to reply back within 72hours or you will be prosecuted in a
court of law for money laundering, also you are instructed to desist from
further contact with any bank(s) or person(s) in Nigeria or the United
kingdom or any part of the world regarding your payment because your
consignment has been confiscated by the Federal Bureau here in the United
States.

Yours In Service,
Agent Jason Gale
Regional Deputy Director

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