419 scam: "FBI Office.Gov"<konsulato@dir.bg> Your $1.5Million/SHIPMENT Tracking#:(CM2001050977)

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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:
- "processing fee" (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. )
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.
- cbc.ubagroup.com@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI Office.Gov" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbc.ubagroup.com@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2017 20:59:31 -0400
Subject: Your $1.5Million/SHIPMENT Tracking#:(CM2001050977)

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 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 $1.5million USD from Lottery Company outside United States of America, you are aware of this? we have authorized this winning lottery to be paid to you through ATM CARD.

And base on the location of your area, it was scheduled for 3 days Delivery before you'll receive the ATM VISA CARD, However the Lottery Company have been notified on your behalf that funds are to be withdrawn from a registered bank within the World winded, this is to enable you start withdrawing immediately without Delay, meanwhile the valued amount of $1.5million USD has been deposited with Ecobank. you are approved to receive the winning prize after we verified the whole transaction to be safe, your fund have been deposited with Ecobank 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) Bank processing fee.

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 : cbc.ubagroup.com@gmail.com
Direct Phone : +226 6606 5810

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 ATM CARD immediately, Include this Ref#:ECB24-009 to enable him Identify this transaction: 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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