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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: "U.S. Secret Service" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesb.comey.fbi_securiitywatchs@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:54:10 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

Director of the Secret Service.
U.S. Secret Service
Office of Government and Public Affairs
245 Murray Ln,
Washington, DC 20223

The Investigative Mission

The Secret Service was created to investigate and prevent counterfeiting. Today the agency’s investigative mission has evolved from enforcing counterfeiting laws to safeguarding the payment and financial systems of the United States from a wide range of financial and computer-based crimes. To combat these crimes, the Secret Service has adopted a proactive approach, using advanced technologies and capitalizing on the power of task force partnerships.

The U.S. Secret Service has a pivotal role in securing the nation’s critical infrastructures, specifically in the areas of cyber, banking and finance. Other directives address the need to combat transnational organized crime that targets the citizens and financial institutions of the United States. In response to the globalization of technology- based threats, the U.S. Secret Service’s investigative mission abroad is growing as well, creating the need for a heightened overseas liaison presence.

Special agents comb through seized evidence following the arrests of several individuals involved in an ongoing transaction with the wrong office,so we the U.S. Secret Service Washington Dc, in conjunction with the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) and United Nations (UN) financial department have investigated through our monitoring network that your transaction with the APEX BANK is legal and all beneficiary can claim there fund due to the recent meeting held in Washington on 10.05.2018.

We the federal bureau of investigation decided to contact the APEX BANK in charge for them to give us their procedures on how to send this money to you without any further complain or delay. We just got an information from the APEX BANK that your US$36.7,M is ready to be wired to your bank account without any further delay.

You are hereby required and advice to contact the APEX BANK Mr. Godwin Emefiele (cbnpayment.centralbnk001@gmail.com) with your full contact details so that they can proceed in getting your funds to you. It might interest you to know that all necessary cost of scuring your fund is just $250USD and we are here to protect you from any problem till you receive your funds, you can as well get in touch with us through the above e-mail address and the helpline desk.

Kindly reconfirm to us the below information for the wire of your funds.

(A) Your Bank Details.
(B) Your Residential Address and Direct phone Number.
(C) Scanned Copy of your Intel Passport or Driver's License.

As soon as we receive the required information we shall release your funds to you either by Bank Wire Transfer or ATM CARD.

Reply upon receipt of our mail.

Respond Urgent.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Julia Pierson
U.S. Secret Service
Office of Government and Public Affairs
245 Murray Ln,
Washington, DC 20223

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