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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: "FBI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbiusa138@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 17:51:49 -0700
Subject: Important Information

FBI Headquarters; 935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW; Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
(Federal Bureau of Investigation/Director)

Attn:

I am Mr. Christopher Wray (FBI) Federal Bureau of Investigations USA.Series of meetings have been held over the past two weeks with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization António Guterres, and World Bank/President David Malpass and Tax Department for recovering unpaid debts, Contract Payments and Inheritance Payment which has been placed on hold, We come to the conclusion of the meeting today and your name is listed as one of the victims which have not receive inheritance payment, and It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is to the tune of $15.5,000,000,00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ), due to past corrupt Governments Officials who almost held the funds to themselves for their selfish reasons and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.

In the course of our investigation and outcome of the meeting today, your name is listed among the first individuals yet to be paid instantly you have comply to this information..

Your full personal information is also required as below which will be needed for the transfer of your fund also To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong individual/beneficiary.

(A) Full name and residential address
(B) Next of kin
(C) Occupation
(D) Nationality
(E) Telephone numbers

You are advice to responds immediately you receive this mail so that your funds will be transfer to you.

Contact my privet email bellow for more details. E-mail: fbiusa392@gmail.com / fbiusa138@gmail.com

Sincerely Yours
Mr. Christopher A. Wray
Director Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States of America

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