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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: "christopher Wray" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johncwilliam968@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 01:49:48 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY

FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY (FBI)
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
J.EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING 935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001 USA
 
 
ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY
 
 
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FUND US$10.5 MILLION IS NOW
IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK USA FOLLOWING THE PROTEST OF THEWO
RLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS AND THE U.S. CONGRESS ON FOREIGN DEBT
PAYMENTS AGAINST THE FOREIGN BANKS IN AFRICA, ASIA AND EUROPE THAT ARE
WITHHOLDING YOUR FUND FOR YEARS AND REFUSING TO TRANSFER YOUR FUND TO
YOU EVEN AFTER WHEN YOU HAVE PAID THEM ALL THE FEES THEY WANT. THEU.S.
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, HAVE ORDERED THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY (FBI) TO RETURN YOUR FUND BACK INTO
A BANK IN UNITED STATES UNDER MY LEADERSHIP AS "FBI" DIRECTOR
HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER A WRAY" I HAS BEEN ORDERED BY MR. PRESIDENT TO
RETURN YOUR FUND BACK INTO AN AMERICAN BANK BECAUSE SINCE A LONG WHILE
YOU HAS BEEN DEALING WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE THAT KEEP ON EXTORTING
ILLEGAL FEES FROM YOU, THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR FUND.
 
 
HOWEVER, I WRITE HERE TO OFFICIALLY WARN YOU TO STOP EVERY
COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANY BANKS OR OFFICIALS IN AFRICA, ASIA OR IN
EUROPE WHATSOEVER IN THE INTEREST TO CLAIM YOUR FUND. STOP ALL
COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYBODY AND ALSO STOP MAKING ANY PAYMENT TO
THEM'ANYBODY YOU ARE SENDING MONEY TO, STOP RIGHT AFTER READING THIS
MESSAGE BECAUSE NON OF THEM HAVE THE POWER, AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER YOUR
FUND TO YOU OR HELP YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND. I, THE FBI DIRECTOR UNDER
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER OF U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, I HAVE CALL
YOUR FUND OUT FROM THE PREVIOUS BANKS WHERE IT WAS AND I HAVE
APPROVED A BANK IN UNITED STATES TO PAY YOU YOUR FUND WITH IMMEDIATE
EFFECT. THE NAME OF THE BANK IS "FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK"
THIS IS A TRUSTED GOOD RELIABLE BANK THAT HAS ALL IT TAKES TO TRANSFER
YOUR FUND TO YOU WITHOUT ANY HITCH.
 
 
MEANWHILE, THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY
(FBI) UNDER THE DIRECT ORDERS OF U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP HAVE
INSTRUCTED THE "FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK" TO ACT AS A MATTER
OF URGENCY AND PAY YOU YOUR FUND THROUGH ONLINE BANK TRANSFER METHOD
IMMEDIATELY YOU CONTACT THEM FOR YOUR CLAIM. THE BANK WILL SET UP AN
ONLINE ACCOUNT FOR YOU IN THE BANK AND CREDIT YOUR ENTIRE FUND US$10.5
MILLION INTO THE ONLINE ACCOUNT AND GIVE YOU ACCESS INFORMATION
(USERNAME & PASSWORD) FOR YOU TO BE USING AND BE LOGGING IN INTO THE
ONLINE ACCOUNT RIGHT FROM YOUR COMPUTER OR PHONE AND BE MAKING ONLINE
TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS TO ANY OF YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT IN
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER TRANSACTION FOR TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS DAILY TRANSFER LIMIT. THIS IS THE BEST WAY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE
YOUR FUND. AND FOR THE BANK TO START WORK, RELEASE YOUR FUND TO YOU,
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE BANK PAYMENT DIRECTOR DIRECTLY ON THIS
BELOW LISTED CONTACT INFORMATION EMAIL AND PHONE AND EXPLAIN YOURSELF
TO HIM ABOUT THIS MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM ME;
 
 
Name: Mr.John C. Williams,
Chief Executive Officer (FRB) New York
Telephone: 315-570-3005
EMAIL: johncwilliam968@gmail.com
 
 
CONTACT THE BANK IMMEDIATELY ON THE ABOVE CONTACT INFORMATION AFTER
READING THIS MESSAGE AND TELL MR. JOHN C. WILLIAMS THAT YOU ARE
DIRECTED BY ME TO CONTACT HIS OFFICE FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR APPROVED
FUND US$10.5 MILLION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. I REMAIN
FAITHFULLY YOURS IN SERVICE;
 
HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER ASHER WRAY
DIRECTOR U.S. FBI AUTHORITY
PHONE NUMBER: 202-996-0001g

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