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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: "James B. Comey" <rosalielahaie05@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fiboffice900@yeah.net
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:43:30 +0100
Subject: FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C

*FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET.*


*James B. Comey*
*DIRECTOR FBI.*



*FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET.*
*FED GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES*
*Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division*
*FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C .*
*Federal Bureau of Investigation*
*J. Edgar Hoover Building*
*935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001*
*Tel: (470) 204 1618 *
* warrant no; usa/batch/tzx/Washington DC*
*FBI. inest. Washington*


*Attn: *

*This is the final warning you are going to receive from us do you
understand? I hope you understand how many times this message has been sent
to you? We have warned *

*you so many times and you have decided to ignore our e-mails. Is it
because you believe we have not been instructed to get you arrested? today
if you fail to respond *

*back to us with the payment details below, then we would first send a
letter to the MAYOR of the city where you reside and direct them to close
your bank account until *

*you have been put to jailed and all your properties will be confiscated by
the FBI, CIA and other enforcement agency. We would also send a letter to
the company/agency *

*that you are working so that they could get you fired until we are through
with our investigations because a suspect is not suppose to be working for
the government or *

*any private organization.*

*Listen very well, Don't play with me, we are just giving you this week to
send the $59usd before you get into trouble, listen again, you have only
this week to make *

*the payment of $59usd and if you fail we are going to have you arrested.*

*So kind save yourself now or at last you blame yourself.*

*NAME:OMASI MANI*
*COUNTRY:BENIN REPUBLIC*
*CITY: COTONOU*
*TEXT QUESTION:IN GOD*
*ANSWER: WE TRUST*
*AMOUNT: $59*
*Senders Full Name======*
*Sender Full Address:====*
*MTCN:=========*

*Send the payment details to me with the senders name and address, mtcn
number, text question and answer used and the amount sent. Make sure that
you didn't hesitate *

*making the payment down to the agency by today so that they could have the
certificate endorsed, signed and stamped immediately without any further
delay. After all *

*this process has been carried out, then we would have to proceed to the
Benin republic for the delivery of your consignment box which is valued at
the sum of *

*$4.5Million usd which was suppose to have been deliver to you all this
while.*

*Note/ all the crimes agencies have been contacted on this regards and we
shall trace and arrest you if you disregard this instructions. You are
given a grace today to *

*make the payment for the document after which your failure to do that will
attract a maximum arrest and finally you will be appearing in court for act
of terrorism, *

*money laundering and drug trafficking charges, so be warned not to try any
thing funny because you are been watched.*

*Response soonest.*
*THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.*
*VICTOR COLLINS BENIN CONSULATE TO THE FBI*
*(fiboffice900@yeah.net <fiboffice900@yeah.net>)*
*J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING*
*935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW*
*WASHINGTON, DC 20535*

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