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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 HEADQUARTERS <"ww."@sirius.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: FBI HEADQUARTERS <jamescomey578@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 11:53:04 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION


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

For your attention:

This is the final warning you are going to receive from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) A transfer worth Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars

(US$2.5million) was transferred in your favor without proper documentation. So, you are under observational in connection with money laundering. If the funds comes

from a legitimate and legal source, the proper guidelines for you to receive the fund is to provide official monitory transaction release document so the fund would be

legally process and recorded and accounted for and then finally release to you without any question or problem.

You have been warned so many times and you have decided to ignore it believing we are not real or serious to get you arrested, the truth is that we have given you

grace to respond according to the instruction and since you failed to respond back as expected. We have sent a letter to the nearest Sherriff department in your city

where you reside and also to your Bank. All your properties would be detained by the authority, until you provide the necessary documents for the fund.

Our operations lie in our investigations; which serve as our mission states, "to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and the world at large. Follow

my instructions properly to avoid any action against you.

We wish to inform you that we have been monitoring all your contacts with some fraudsters/impostors on the internet that claims to be working for the Federal

Government of Benin Republic and other government agencies. We have been on your aid in other to protect you from being prosecuted by the International Crimes

Department by asking you to secure the LEGAL CERTIFICATE and Clean Bill Certificate which will be issued to you by the Benin Republic Government.

As it is now, all you need to do in other to protect your image and that of your entire family is to get the CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE as you have been warned. This is the

final notification because we have all your details/information and your ID in our database which would be forwarded to HIGH COURT as your name has been listed in the

WORLD SCAM RECORDS as a fraudster.

You have to acquire CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE so that your name can be shortlisted from the fraudster list which has already been submitted to the International Crimes

Department and this certificate will exonerate you and also give you access to receive the fund.

Failure to comply with our directives will leave us with no choice but to get you arrested. Hope you understand the consequences; the shame it would bring to your

family. It will be announce in all the local channels and TV station that you are a criminal.
I’ve decided to see how i can help you. I would not be happy to see you end up in jail and all your properties confiscated all because your information's was used to

carry out fraudulent transactions. So, I’ve called our UNDER-COVER AGENT IN E.F.C.C and he directed me to a private attorney who will help you get the process done and

he stated it will cost US$125.00 to get the CLEARANCE document stamp and sign in your name.

You need to do everything possible today to get this fee sent in order for the documents to be issued in your name. I pleaded on your behalf so that this agency could

give you time to get this process done because I learn that you were sent several e-mail without getting a response from you. Please, bear in mind this is the only way

that i can be able to help you at this moment before the Court of Law.

Below is the contact information of the attorney who will process and acquire these documents for you. Name: Prof. Amos Abe Utuama (Senior Advocates (S.A.N) In Benin

Republic). You have 48hours to comply with our demands.

The payment of US$125.00 should be sent through Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram with the below details:

RECEIVER NAME: David emeka
COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY: COTONOU
QUESTION: TODAY?
ANSWER: YES
AMOUNT; $125
SENDER NAME:
MTCN/ REFERENCE NUMBER:

Make sure you didn't hesitate in making the payment as directed by this agency today so that they could have the certificate endorsed, signed and stamped without any

further delay.

After all this process has been carried out, then we would proceed to the bank for the transfer of US$2.5million which was supposed to have been transferred to you all

this while but due to the lack of the needed documents the fund is still not credited into your account.

Note: All the agencies have been contacted in regards to the allegations and we shall trace you if you disregard these instructions. Failure to comply will attract a

maximum arrest and finally you will be appearing in the Court of Law for theft, fraud, promoting terrorism and money laundering in United States.

FINAL WARNING: Failure to acquire for the above required documents in the next 72 hours. Legal action will be taken immediately by arresting and detaining you, if

found guilty, you will be jail. As terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering is a serious crimes in our community today. The F.B.I will not stop at any length

in tracking you down and prosecuting any criminal who indulge in this criminal act

Your's Sincerely
James B. Comey( FBI)
FBI Director.

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