419 scam: "FBI Washington, D.C." <nortimov@argo.com.br> Your $10.7Million/SHIPMENT Tracking#:(WFUA2948-009)

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- bank.refcode@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI Washington, D.C." <nortimov@argo.com.br>
Reply-To: <bank.refcode@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 07:52:26 -0600
Subject: Your $10.7Million/SHIPMENT Tracking#:(WFUA2948-009)

Anti-Terrorist And Monetary Crimes Division
FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J.Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
www.fbi.gov

Attention,

This is officially notification email from FBI department, to inform you about completed investigation on a Payment in which was Issued to you by Powerball Lottery Company. With the aid of our DCSNet technology: (surveillance Monitoring Network System) we discovered that your name, e-mail address was selected by they Online Balloting System, this has legally won you the sum of $10.7million USD from Powerball Lottery Company here in United States of America, you are aware of this? we have authorized this winning lottory to be paid to you through BANK DRAFT.

And base on the location of your area, it was schedulled for 3 days Delivery befor you'll receive the CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT, Powerball Lottery Company have been notified on your behalf that funds are to be drawn from a registered bank within the World winded, this is to enable you cash the CHECK immediately without Delay, meanwhile the valued amount of $10.7million USD has been deposited with Wells Fargo Bank. you are approved to receive the winning prize after we verified the whole transaction to be safe, your fund have been deposited with Wells Fargo Bank and it has been insured to its full value, so therefor there will be no deduction from the prize and cannot be Accessed by anyone apart from you the winner. According to our discoveries you will be required to settle the below bills of this transaction .

(1) Shipping Fee's.

The total amount is $165 we have tried our possible best to Indicate that this $165 should be deducted from your winning prize but we Found out that the funds have already been deposited to the Wells Fargo Bank,therefore you will be required To pay the required fee's to the Agent in-charge of this transaction. In order to proceed with this transaction, contact The agent in-charge (Mr. Thomas J. VICTIMNAME) via e-mail with below Appropriate contact information:

CONTACT AGENT NAME: Mr. Thomas J. VICTIMNAME
E-MAIL : bank.refcode@gmail.com
Direct Phone : +1 810 360 1725

You will be required to e-mail him with the following information:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT
OCCUPATION:

Request for details on How to send the required $165 for immediate shipping of your CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT immediately, Include this Ref# code to enable him Identify this transaction: WFUA2948-009. This letter will serve as proof that the FBI Authorized this transaction.

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

Yours in Service,

Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Director (F B I)
Mr.Andrew McCabe

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