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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 <test@oskar.team>
Reply-To: fbioffice02@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:23:04 -0800
Subject: FROM FBI YOUR FUNDS SUM OF $2.5MILLION DOLLARS RELEASE



--
Special Agent Dr. Michael Wilkey, and Christopher A. Wray III,
Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division Fbi Headquarters In
Washington, D.C. 20535J. Edgar Hoover Building935 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW
Washington, D.C.20535-0001, USA Website: www.fbi.gov WITH (U.S
department Of Justice. U.S National Central Bureau Of Interpol.


ATTENTION: Beneficiary

I am Dr. Michael Wilkey, the personal secretary to the FBI Director;
Christopher A. Wray III. Investigations revealed that you have spent a
lot on your personal earned money obtaining transfer documents as
requested by Imposters, costing you a lot of money, yet all efforts to
receive your overdue payment have been to no avail


With the help of some of the best Internet investigators attached to the
FBI, we have taken out time in screening through this project as
stipulated on our protocol of operation and in addition, we sent special
financial crime investigators from Washington DC to Africa in other to
carry out proper investigations after receiving series of reports
similar to yours as you are not the only person awaiting the legal
transfer of funds from Africa.


Based on the findings of our special financial crime investigators, we
discovered that your impending payment is being delayed by Imposters,
claiming to be Western Union Money Transfer And Money Gram, In our bid
to transparency, I am pleased to inform you that a meeting was held as
regards the best way to affect the compensation exercise for
transparency and most especially to avoid re occurrence of the delay in
payment. In conclusion, we came to a final resolution as all the
Financial Institutions involved was duly represented. It might interest
you to note that Master Card International have hence been empowered to
assist the U.S. National Central Bureau of INTERPOL in Benin Republic
and all the financial institutions involved;

The first Batch of payment; Two million, five hundred thousand United
States dollars ($2,500,000.00), Credited to Master Card Account No. 5148
6547 8940 6544 with serial Numbers: 2419873 and Reg. No. MCIMJ:
5148/4172 was approved to be issued to you as a valid international ATM
Master Card accepted in more than a million ATM's, over 210 countries
around the World, with a daily withdrawal Limit of Five thousand United
States Dollars. $5,000.00.


The ATM card has already being packaged and approved to be delivered to
your door step via DHL Couriers Services. which is a Registered and
Credible courier company that has clearly proved their Integrity and
first class delivery services in the just concluded First Quarter
payment of the year 2019.
We have called General David Ogden and Mr.Timothy A. Williams U.S.
National Central Bureau of INTERPOL in Benin Republic and i made a
complain to them in regard to your package and i also told them that i
want your package to be shipped to you as soon as possible.

I received an update from General David Ogden U.S. National Central
Bureau of INTERPOL in Benin Republic today in regard to your package and
i want you to follow there advice and instruction so your package can be
shipped to you. they made me understand that the charge fee holding your
package is $100.00 only and once the charge fee is paid shipment will
commence that same day.

My advice to you now is to go ahead and send the $100.00 to them i will
make sure shipment commence once the charge fee is received by them.
Note: MY ADVICE AND INSTRUCTION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS TRANSACTION TO
COME TO AN END QUICK AND YOU NEED TO DO AS I SAID

This is the FBI Headquarters and we have been intercepting all financial
emails coming to you. We received your emails and you must take note
that this is no longer a child's play because we are ready to take you
to any length of the law if you fail to comply with DHL COURIER COMPANY
by not sending the require fee We can track you down through
investigative programs.We have your address and the evidence and status
of your funds, so we can arrest you anytime anywhere for money laundry
you will proof to us. how you own the fund by show us all the documents
such as Ownership Certificate and others. documents. If you receive this
message and pretend not to reply We will look for you take note

Make sure you keep me update once you receive your package and also let
me know once you send the charge fee required so i can also make sure
shipment commence that same day.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building935 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW Washington,
D.C.20535-0001, USA
WEBSITE: http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm
WEBSITE: http://www.fbi.gov/libref/executives/director.htm

SEND THE CHARGE FEE VIA WESTERN UNION OR RIA TRANSFER OR WORLD REMIT
AND I ASSURE YOU SHIPMENT WILL COMMENCE. I WANT YOU TO USE THE
INFORMATION BELOW TO SEND THE REQUIRED CHARGE FEE. I WILL FORWARD THE
CONFIRMATION DETAILS TO HIM AND I WILL MAKE SURE SHIPMENT COMMENCE ONCE
DHL RECEIVED THE CHARGE FEE.

BUT IF YOU CANNOT SEND THE FEE TO BENIN REPUBLIC YOU CAN BUY STEAM
WALLET GIFT CARD OR GOOGLE PLAY GIFT CARD OR iTUNES CARD AND SEND TO ME
I WILL USE IT ON MY PHONE AND SEND DHL THE $100.00 AND YOUR DHL TRACKING
NUMBER WILL FORWARD TO ME AND I WILL SEND IT TO YOU AS WELL.

RECEIVER NAME:::::::::::: ; EMMA OKE
ADDRESS::::::::::::::::::::: 29 AIRPORT ROAD
CITY:::::::::::::::::::::::: COTONOU
COUNTRY::::::::::::::::::::: BENIN REPUBLIC
ZIP CODE +229
TEXT QUESTION:::::::::::::: BEST
ANSWER::::::::::::::::::: WAY
MTCN. . . . . . . . .

Once payment is made get back to me with the payment confirmation
details required below so shipment can commence. and i will forward it
to DHL so shipment will commence immediately.

You can contact us with this email address ( fbioffice02@yandex.com or
Email:FBI@FBI.COM) once you send the fee So that I will forward it to
DHL COURIER COMPANY.

Special Agent Dr. Michael Wilkey and Christopher A. Wray III,
Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division Fbi Terrorist WASHINGTON
DCAnti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division Fbi Headquarters In
Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation

Chris Wray official
Call or text us at + 1 (754) 241-4941

U.S department Of Justice.U.S National Central Bureau Of Interpol

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intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged
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