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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: "Of Investigation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <financialservicesauthorities@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 22:07:58 -0700
Subject: Federal Bureau Of Investigation

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY 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


ATTENTION:


The Main purpose we decided to contact you today is to let you know that United States Present Government care so much about you, President Donald J. Trump the new President of United States of America had a meeting with THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. You may not understand why this mail come to you it came to our notice that due to the poor security of the last government of former present Barrack Obama, The United State Government in Partner with The UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT have decided to COMPENSATE you with the sum of (US$17.5M). We found your Name and Email in our Data-base as a “scam victim” and that is why you are being contacted okay.


It has come to our notice in our Headquarters building (F.B.I) that your impending funds from BANK OF AMERICA, which was intercepted,has not been released to you ,We noticed that you made several attempt to transfer your funds but to no avail. Our investigation continued to the BANK OF AMERICA Department (F.B.I),The monitoring team gave an unsatisfactory report to your transaction, hence the chairman is presently under investigation for conspiracy with your representative with in tension to divert your funds.


You are advised to desist from contacting anyone including your agent or representative in these regard, BANK OF AMERICA has taken full responsibility to transfer your fund to you.


You direct to get in-touch with MR.Gregory Allan in new York immediately ,please you directed to communicate only with below persons to enable have your remitted into bank account and to protect you from scammers activities.


I HAVE CALL MR.Gregory Allan TO INFORM HIM ON NEW DEVELOPMENT, PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME THE WAY SEND EMAILS TO SCAMMERS. I HAVE WARNED YOU PLEASE.


NOTE: SEND THE NEW COMMUNICATION TO IN BANK OF AMERICA MR.Gregory Allan IN NEW YORK.


(MR.Gregory Allan EMAIL:gregoryallan1013@outlook.com ) in NEW YORK.

Faithfully Your's

Andrew McCabe
DIRECTOR FBI.
NEW YORK NATIVE.

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