419 scam: "Director James B. Comey"<SENDERS876@earthlink.net> PAYMENT STOP ORDER

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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. )
- "clearance document" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Director James B. Comey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dcomey634@yahoo.pt>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:22:09 -0600
Subject: PAYMENT STOP ORDER

FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
HTTP://WWW.FBI.GOV/ABOUT-US/HISTORY/DIRECTORS

REF: US/2015/8A28/11

ATTN: RECIPIENT

I JAMES B. COMEY THE NEW DIRECTOR OF FBI OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE AND WE HAVE THOROUGHLY

COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATION WITH THE HELP OF OUR INTELLIGENCE MONITORING NETWORK SYSTEM THAT YOU LEGALLY APPROVED TO

RECEIVED A VALUED AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO CREDIT INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,THE SUM OF

$10.500,000.00 HAS RECENTLY BEEN INFORMED THROUGH OUR GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE MONITORING NETWORK THAT THE SUM OF

$10.500,000.00, HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A BANK BEARING YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY.

YOU ARE BEING CONTACTED BY THE FBI ANTI TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION BECAUSE THE FUND WAS TRANSFERRED

WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTATIONS TO PROVE THAT THE FUND IS NOT RELATED TO TERRORIST OR MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES.

FOR SECURITY REASONS AND DUE TO THE LEVEL OF TERRORIST / MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES GOING ON,YOU ARE MANDATED TO

OBTAIN THE LEGAL WIRING DIST DOCUMENT SO AS TO PROVE TO US THAT YOU ARE NOT RELATED TO TERRORIST OR MONEY LAUNDERING

ACTIVITIES.

IT MIGHT INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE TAKEN OUT TIME IN SCREENING THROUGH THIS TRANSACTION AS STIPULATED ON OUR

PROTOCOL OF OPERATION AND HAVE FINALLY CONFIRMED YOU AS THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID AMOUNT OF $10.500,

000.00.

WARNING: YOU WILL BE ARRESTED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING/ TERRORISM IF THE NEEDED DOCUMENTS ARE NOT OBTAINED WITHIN 48

HOURS, WE WILL ALSO CLOSE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND JAIL YOU, AND ALL YOUR PROPERTIES WILL BE CONFISCATED BY THE FBI IF

FOUND GUILTY AS CHARGED.

TO THIS REGARDS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE LEGAL

DOCUMENTS.

FINALLY, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THE CLEARANCE DOCUMENT OBTAINABLE AT A FEE OF USD FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ($550)

FROM WHERE THE FUND ORIGINATED FROM TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR FUND CLEARED. ONLY THEN SHALL WE RELEASE YOUR FUND AS CLEAN

MONEY DEVOID OF ANY ILLEGALITY, AND YOU WILL BE FREE OF ANY INVOLVEMENT. TO THIS END, THE FUNDS WILL BE LEGALLY

CREDITED IN YOUR ACCOUNT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED IN YOUR OWN INTEREST TO STOP FURTHER CONTACT/COMMUNICATION SOME FAKE OFFICERS YOU HAVE BEEN

DEALING WITH AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, I DISCOVERED THAT YOU ARE BEING OWED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AS UNPAID PURPORTED

TO BE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND IN CATEGORIES

Director James B. Comey

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