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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: FBI INVESTIGATION <aghadinjo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: federalbureau-investigation11@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 01:57:01 -0500
Subject: Federal Bureau Of Investigation ( FBI )



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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

We the Management and Board of the Federal Bureau Of Investigation ( FBI
 ) hereby contact you reference to your long awaited payment for quite
 some times now. This funds transfer had been strongly monitored under
 our (Monitoring Team 25RPD) without you achieving your payment. To that
 effect, we have received an URGENT MESSAGE from our Monitoring
Team 25RPD to stop your funds transfer and call for the funds back and
have  it deposited into private Bank which we had already done since
last  weekend. For your Information, You are expected to stop every
further communication with all those corrupt officials you have been
dealing who planed to divert your funds into their personal account that
is why you have not received your payment into your bank account since
all this years.

You are expected to stop all your communication with your lawyer and
other corrupt official in Africa who is involve in this dirty deal
because they all tried to divert your fund into their Private account
and also they do not have any legal right over this fund. We sincerely
apologies for all that you have gone through in getting this funds.
Your 
funds had been deposited into our recovery account with African Fiscal
Commission.

This commission is in-charge of all unclaimed funds recovered by our
Monitoring Unit for Security Reasons. Upon receipt of your immediate
response, we shall forward to you the following; Name, address and
contact details of the accredited paying centre where your fund will be
transfer from to your bank account in your Country. Please note that
our 
assurance is that you would receive your fund within 7 working days if
you adhere to our simple advice and directives without any stress.

As a matter of fact, we have many Individuals from United States and
other parts of the world who had also gone through such things and we
have helped in the past to get their funds. They even spent lots of
money more than you to these same corrupt officials in AFRICA before we
came to their rescue and now they have received their payment. It is a 
pride to us to release this fund to you hence you will adhere and
maintain secret to the highest level. First and foremost, you are
 obliged to stop further communication to those impostors who claim to
be  Bank Officer's in Africa you had been dealing with for the past
couple of years.

This will enable us work effectively and make our investigation to trap
and prosecute them and also it will enable us to effect your payment
secretly without these bad eggs knowing to avoid intercepting it. The
Federal Bureau Of Investigation ( FBI ) would instruct the AFRICA FISCAL
COMMISSION as well as the paying Bank to effect payment of this.
Your money to your designated bank account in your country immediately
you have contacted them. You are advised to reconfirm to us the
following information for documentation and processing of your payment
through the Bank.

1 Your home or Office address.---------
2. Telephone and Fax Number----------
3. Bank Account Information----------
4. ID Card or International Passport---------
5. Reconfirm Amount-----------
6. Reconfirm Amount to be transferred.----------
7. Your Country-------------
8. Your full name ----------

Please Note that as soon as we receive this information’s, we shall
forward your payment file to the IFC in Africa . We the management and
staffs of the Federal Bureau Of Investigation ( FBI ) assures you of
receiving your funds without any problem within (7) business Days from
today if we receive from you requested information from you.
Kindly Call the Director immediately you receive this information on
24hrs Telephone Line. Tel +447024039594 CONGRATULATIONS.

Mr. Williams Smith
Federal Bureau Of Investigation ( FBI )
Marylynne- United Kingdom London
Address 103-109 Lavender Hill Batter sea London SW11 109 QL
Your urgent attention is highly imperative to imperative .
Tel +447024039594.

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