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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 A. WRAY" <diplomat.nannakonado@gmail.com>
Reply-To: iinquirysection019@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:37:41 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY,

*ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISIONFBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON,
D.C.FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONJ. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING935 PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001Website: www.fbi.gov
<http://www.fbi.gov>http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm
<http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm> ATTENTION FUND
BENEFICIARY, THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN
REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT.,IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N BANK
NIGERIA DISTRICT HAS RELEASED 10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO BANK OF
AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY,BY INHERITANCE MEANS. THE C.B.N
BANK NIGERIA KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO
EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE
KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT S.T.D.P TO PAY THIS FUND
THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER,THEY USED THIS MEANS TO COMPLETE THE PAYMENT. THEY
ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED
FUNDS WHICH WAS MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN DO FINAL CREDITING
TO YOUR ACCOUNT. SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE UNLESS THE FUNDS
ARE RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN
SECRET TRANSFER , IF YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE,IF YOU ARE NOT A
TERRORIST, THEN WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT,THIS IS A PURE CODED ,MEANS OF PAYMENT? RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD
WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO
TERRORIST ACTS, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS SOON AS THESE
FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S.A, SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A WORD
WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS LITTLE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE
CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT. DUE TO THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY AND
UNNECESSARY SCRUTINY BY THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES WHEN FUNDS COME FROM
OUTSIDE OF EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THEF.B.I BANK COMMISSION FOR
EUROPE HAS STOPPED THE TRANSFER ON ITS WAY TO DELIVER PAYMENT OF
$10,500,000.00 TO DEBIT YOUR RESERVE ACCOUNT AND PAY YOU THROUGH A SECURED
DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT ACCOUNT (S.D.T.A). WE GOVERN AND OVERSEES FUNDS TRANSFER
FOR THE WORLD BANK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD. WE ADVICE YOU CONTACT US
IMMEDIATELY,AS THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND ARE BEING HELD IN OUR
CUSTODY ,UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK THAT
AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER FROM WHERE THE FUNDS WAS TRANSFERRED FROM TO CERTIFY
THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM NIGERIA ARE
ANTITERRORIST/DRUG FREE OR WE SHALL HAVE CAUSE TO CROSS AND IMPOUND THE
PAYMENT,WE SHALL RELEASE THE FUNDS IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL
DOCUMENTS
.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------We
have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper verifications
and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive
this fund, because of the amount involve,we want to make sure is a clean
and legal money you are about to receive. Be informed that the funds are
now in the United States in your name , but right now we have asked the
bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them , unless we ask
them to do so, because we have to carry out our investigations first
before releasing the fund to you. Note that the fund is in the BANK OF
AMERICA right now, but we have asked them not to credit the fund to you
yet, because we need a solid proof and verifications from you before
releasing the funds. So to this regard you are to reassure and prove to us
that what you are about to receive is a clean money by sending to us FBI
Identification Record and also Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST)
to satisfy us that the money you're about to receive is legitimate and
real money. You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you have
it in your possession, if you don?t have it let us know so that we will
direct and inform you where to obtain the document and send to us so that
we will ask the bank holding the funds the Bank Of America to go ahead
Crediting your account immediately. This Documents are to be issued to you
from the World Local Bank that Authorized the transfer, so get back to us
immediately if you don?t have the document so that we will inform you the
particular place to obtain the document in United Kingdom U.K, because we
have come to realize that the fund was Authorized by H.S.B.C Bank in
London.An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of
Transfer(DIST)often referred to as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet,
is a listing of certain information taken from fingerprint submissions
retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in some instances,
federal employment, naturalization, or military service.THESE CONDITION IS
VALID UNTIL 23rd of Agust 2021, AFTER WE SHALL TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS ON
CANCELLING THE PAYMENT AND ARREST YOU AND CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING
OF FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA FOR TERRORISM GURANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON
CONFIRMATION OF THE
DOCUMENT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------FINAL
INSTRUCTION:60F CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT
GUARANTEE61E BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS CLEARED62
BENEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A., CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS-62 UPON
CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK/UNITED NATIONS.64 BEARERS MUST CLEAR
BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION
REQUEST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTE:
We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete
and up-to-date records possible for the enhancement of public
safety,welfare and security of Society while recognizing the importance of
individual privacy rights.. If you fail to provide the Documents to us,
we will charge you with the FBI and take our proper action against you for
not proving to us the legitimacy of the fund you are about to
receive. The United States Department of Justice Order 556-73 establishes
rules and regulations for the subject of an FBI Identification Record to
obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review. The FBI Criminal Justice
Information Services(CJIS) Division processes these requests to check
illegal activities in U.S.A. An individual may request a copy of his or
her own FBI Identification Record for personal review or to challenge
information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy
of his or her own Identification Record may include international adoption
or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a foreign country or
receive funds from another country (i.e., Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of
Transfer, letter of good conduct, criminal history background, etc.)
FBI Director Christopher A Wray*

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