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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: "Andrew McCabe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <heinrichleuthard27@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 12:16:47 -0500
Subject: Get back to this office

Attn: Beneficiary,
 
This is to officially inform you it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly Investigated with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System you are having an illegal Transaction with Impostors that are Claiming to be the Secretary General or Director of the United Nation Antonio Guterres, formal FBI Director James B. Comey, the CEO HSBC Bank UK,  formal FIFA President, none officials of Barclays UK, China Construction Bank , China, Agricultural Bank of China , China, Wells Fargo, US, JPMorgan Chase, US, Wells Fargo, US,HSBC Holdings UK, Royal Bank of Canada , Canada, Commonwealth Bank Australia,ICBC China, Bank of China  are Impostors. During our Investigation, we noticed that the reason why you have not received your Payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment. The World Bank, FBI and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inherit ance beneficiary to receive their
 
Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry of Finance on your Behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by coordinating your payment in total sum of (13,000,000.00) Thirteen Million United States Dollars with one of our bank abroad. Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens, European Citizens, Asian Citizen.
 
You arew therefore advised to contact the bellow person to give you more details about your funds payment.
 
Name: Heinrich Leuthard
Email address as stated < heinrichleuthard27@gmail.com >
 
When contacting him do include your detailed information as stated to you bellow.
 
FULL NAME:
TELL:
CELL:
CURRENT OCCUPATION:
 
Note: You are also advised to Disregard any email you get from any impostors from henceforth claiming to be in Possession of your payment, you are advised only to be in contact with  Heinrich Leuthard to enable him give you details on how your funds in tune of (13,000,000.00) Thirteen Million United States Dollars being your inheritance/contract payment.
 
Thanks and hope to read from you soon.
 
FBI Director Andrew McCabe.
Director Since May  9, 2017 - Present
FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
601 4th Street NW
Washington, DC 20535
(202) 278-2000
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/washingtondc

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