419 scam: "FBI OFFICE"<avittaya@cat.net.th> SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND 2017

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- federalreserve20171@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbio8110@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 03:28:43 -0700
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND 2017

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND 2015/2017

ATTN: SCAM VICTIMS

The Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington D.C (FBI) wrote to inform you that we operate 56 field offices in major cities through out the United States of America
many of these offices are further subdivided into smaller resident agencies which have jurisdiction over a specific area. These resident agencies are considered to be
part of the primary field offices. FBI Headquarters, located in Washington D.C. The FBI have purposely create an email in order for us to contact you personally, soon
we will provide you with a line you can reach us with for more information about this compensation funds.

Our mission is to help protect you, your communities, and your businesses from the most dangerous threats facing our nation—from international and domestic terrorists
to spies on U.S. soil…from cyber villains to corrupt government officials…from mobsters to violent gangs…from child predators to serial killers.

In regard to the previous mail sent to you concerning your compensation fund of $750.000.00(seven hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars) which was recently
endorsed by the US government to compensate all the us citizens that have been scammed. This is an instruction from the Office of the U.S President Donald Trump.

In order for us to secure and protect your information's against impostor/impersonators. You are to contact the Federal Reserve Bank New York with their information
below email.

MRS. JANET L. YELLEN (Chair Of The Board Of Governors)
Email: ( federalreserve20171@gmail.com )

Therefore, we advise that you follow up their procedure as may be required from you as that will further hasten up the whole process regard to the release of your
compensation fund to you as instructed by U.S government . Just keep us updated on anything you are ask to do by the corresponding bank.

NOTE: THIS CLAIM WILL END ON THE 10TH OCTOMBER 2017

Andrew McCabe
Acting Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA

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