419 scam: "Christopher Wray"<christopherwray01@naij.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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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:

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "drug clearance certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "fund beneficiary" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Christopher Wray" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wrayc67@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:33:59 +0300
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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

PHONE: 206-666-1978

Attention Fund Beneficiary

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

We the justice dept Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI had discoverd thru our intel informative gadgets an approved sum of USD10.5M in your name and this fund cannot be release until you provide a legal

documents for proper certification.

To certify the legitimacy of this fund US10.5 million Dollars, You are requested to present Fund Identification Record Certificate and moneylaundering certificate of this transfer of(US10.5m), They used

what we know as a "secret diplomatic transit payment" (S.T.D.P) to pay this fund through wire transfer in your name, but this means of transfer can not be sustained or reflect into an account as this was a

wrong method of fund transfer because the FBI FUND IDENTIFICATION RECORD AND MONEY LAUNDERING CERTIFICATE is not provided to prove the legitimacy and source of the fund you are about to receive

Therefore in order to receive your payment and have clean bill of record with our commission without having any problem, Make a swift arrangment to Secure fbi fund identification record and diplomatic seal of transfer certificate, alongside drug clearance certificate quoting the reference file no of FBI, FBI.ESX-CODE12/17 to the authorities concerned, contact us back to direct you where you will obtain the mentioned documents if you do not have them, because those documents are only proof we need now to allow such huge sum to be released in your name as programmed.

Thanks for your prompt response and understanding

Christopher Wray

New Fbi Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

J. Edgar Hoover Building

935 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW Washington, Dc

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