419 scam: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION"<f.b.i@msn.com> Your fund will be release to you once you pay the $72 as directed

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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:
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbiw1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:13:37 -0000
Subject: Your fund will be release to you once you pay the $72 as directed

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20535-0001

Attention Beneficiary,

This is to inform you of the new development regarding the release of your payment. After the meeting held last Friday regarding the release of all the out standing funds by this FBI, the board of directors agreed to subsidize the fee needed to complete your fund transfer. The agreement was that you should pay $72.00 instead of the original amount and this money must be send to FBI representative in the originated fund country (Nigeria), after which the FBI representative there in Nigeria will signal us here and then we will get your fund to you.

what you need to pay is $72.00 and the rest of the fee will be pay by FBI here and note that they is a time limit to pay the $72.00 to FBI representative there in Nigeria as directed below. the duration period is 72 hours only and if you did not pay the $72.00 within 72 hours that you receive this email, your fund will be confiscate to World Bank as unclaimed fund. I urge you to hurry up and send the $72.00 as soon as you receive this e-mail so that your fund will be among those that will be transfer tomorrow.

You are advise to send the $72.00 to FBI representative there in Nigeria through Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram with below information:

RECEIVER NAME--------------MR. CHIKE JUDE
CITY---------------------------------ABUJA
COUNTRY-------------------------NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION---------------WHEN
ANSWER---------------------------BEFORE THE NEXT 72 HOURS
AMOUNT---------------------------$72.00 ONLY

Once you make the payment, get back to me with the MTCN and SENDERS NAME for onward forward to Nigeria and for immediate release of your fund to you.

Regards,
Mr. Mark F. Giuliano
Deputy Director Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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