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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 Office<fbimail727@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:51:32 +0800
Subject: SS


Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Government Office Washington, DC
Director Christopher A. Wray
Director in Charge of the Federal Bureau
U.S. Department of Justice
601 4th Street NW
Washington, DC 20535
Good day to you and how are you today?

My name is Mr. Christopher A. Wray
Director in Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. Washington, DC. United States of America (USA)

I am writing to let you know that we received several consignment boxes from Atlanta Georgia Airport with some different peoples
names on them. Among the consignment boxes that are still in our custody, your name was included on them. Others are from the
Benin Republic Customs Office branch, Several banks in Europe and parts of Asia.

They have all been sent to our office here in Washington, D.C. Headquarters to make sure that you received your consignment boxes
after securing the airport delivery Yellow Tag which is not placed on the boxes to clear your consignment boxes from the Airport.

This morning (Mrs. Susan Williams) sent to us a message stating that she was a family member of you and she also said that you are
no more alive and she made us to understood that you handed over your belonging to her when you was still alive, So therefore the
lady is demanding for the consignment boxes to be release to her as she is trying to stand as your next of kin but we are still
waiting to see if you will respond to this email within 24hours

Because, We are very careful that was the reason why we ignored the message from Mrs. Susan Williams but still awaiting to see if
you will respond to this alert message for us to be sure that you are still alive and send the require fee $200 to obtain the
airport delivery Yellow Tag which is not placed on the boxes so that your can received your consignment boxes without any more
delay on it.

Do reconfirm below information as to avoid wrong delivery.

NAME: ==============
ADDRESS: ===========
MOBILE NO.:==========
OCCUPATION:=========
NEAREST AIRPORT:=====

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