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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: Wray Christo <robert.mullern2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wraychristodir925@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 10:18:26 +0100
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND 2015/2021


Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Email:(wraychristodir925@gmail.com)


ATTN: SCAM VICTIMS,

The Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington D.C (FBI) writes to inform
you that we operate 56 field offices in major cities throughout the United
States of America many of these offices are further subdivided into smaller
resident agencies which have jurisdiction over a specific area. These
resident agencies are considered to be part of the primary field offices.
FBI Headquarters, located in Washington D.C. The FBI have purposely created
an email account in order for us to contact you personally, soon we will
provide you with a line which you can reach us for more information about
this compensation fund.

Our mission is to help protect you, your communities, and your businesses
from the most dangerous threats facing our nation—from international and
domestic terrorists to spies on U.S. soil...from cyber villains to corrupt
government officials...from mobsters to violent gangs...from child
predators to serial killers.

In regard to the previous mail sent to you concerning your compensation
fund of $4,750.000.00(Four Million,seven hundred and fifty thousand United
States Dollars) which was recently endorsed by the US government to
compensate all the US citizens that have been scammed. This is an
instruction from the Office of the U.S President Joe Biden.

In order for us to secure and protect your information against
impostors/impersonators. You are to contact the Federal Reserve Bank New
York with their information below.

MR.JEROME POWELL (Chairman Federal Reserve Board New York)
Email: (mrjeromepowell021@gmail.com)
Tel: +1 347) 956-8542

Therefore, we advise that you follow up their procedure as may be required
from you as that will further hasten up the whole process regarding the
release of your compensation fund to you as instructed by the government .
Just keep us updated on anything you are asked to do by the corresponding
bank.

NOTE: THIS CLAIM WILL END ON THE 30TH OCTOBER 2021

Christopher Wray Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001, USA

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