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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: FEDERAl BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <paulugo101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fbi.funds.value00001@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 01:55:28 +0100
Subject: Re: ATTENTION (verification)

The Acting FBI Director is Andrew G. McCabe.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
Website: http://www.fbi.gov/

Re: ATTENTION (verification)

We the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) through our intelligence
monitoring network has discovered that the transaction you did
previously was legal.Recently the fund has been legally approved to be
paid via Central Bank Nigeria PLC.

So, we the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington Dc, in
conjunction with the United Nations (UN), financial department
has authorized you to contact the pay master for the release of your
fund.We are aware of scam that is going on internet ,We the Federal
Bureau of investigation decided to contact the FedEx Courier Service
Company in Lagos,Nigeria for them to give us their procedures on how
to sent this money to you without any further complain or delay. We
got an information from the Central Bank(CBN) and they have pay your
$10.5 million united state dollars) through Bank to Bank Transfer
direct to your bank account for immediate transfer to you.

You are required to choose one option, which you will be able to pay
and also convenient for you for quick delivery of your parcel
containing your fund and other ORIGINAL APPROVAL BACK UP DOCUMENT.
Looking forward to hear from you as soon as you receive this message.

1,YOUR FULL NAME:
2) PHONE, FAX
3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION
4) PROFESSIONS, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.
5) WORKING D/INT/\'L PASSPORT.
Best Regards,

The Acting FBI Director is Andrew G. McCabe???????
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA


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not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other
defects although due care has been taken to minimize the risk.

Best Regards,
The Acting FBI Director is Andrew G. McCabe???????
Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI)

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