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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 Asher Wray <of4910937@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mpompeo734@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 03:02:39 -0800
Subject: Contact Mr.Mike Pompeo of the ATM Card in-charge with your details:

Headquarters in Washington,
D.C.,FBI Director Christoper Wray
Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General,
Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Attn:

This is to officially inform you it has come to our notice and we
have thoroughly Investigated with the help of our Intelligence
Monitoring Network System you are communicating with wrong officials
of the Bank Claiming to be the CEO HSBC Bank UK,CEO OF Barclays
UK,NON-official of Bank of America, China Construction Bank
Corporation, China Bank, Japan Bank,ABSA Bank, Standard Bank, Nedbank,
Agricultural Bank of China, China, Wells Fargo,US, PMorga Chase,
US,Wells Fargo, US,HSBC Holdings UK,Royal Bank of Canada Commonwealth
Bank Australia, ICBC China, Bank of China, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group, BNP Paribas,Cr?dit Agricole,Citigroup,Deutsche Bank and
Commercial Bank of China. Also wrong official claiming to be the
Secretary General of the United Nation Antonio Guterres,formal FBI
Director James B. Comey, formal FIFA President. During our
Investigation,we noticed that the reason why you have not received
your lottery payments, Contract/Inheritance Payments is because you
have not fulfilled your Financial Obl
the Federal Ministry of Finance on your Behalf and they have brought a
solution to your problem by coordinating your payment in total
($46,000,000.00 USD) Forty Six Million Dollars.

The World Bank, FBI and Paris Club introduced this lottery payment
arrangement as to enable our lottery payment, contractors/inheritance
beneficiary to receive their payment without any problems. all delayed
winnings/contract and inheritance, funds will be immediately released
into designated bank account of the beneficiary in your country
without further delay since We’re at the beginning of the economical
year 20 March 2020 which is now due to be released since the said fund
belonged to you.

We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences
that this may have caused during our ongoing investigation on the
reason for delay, however we have made contact with the Reserve Bank
Of U.S.A to handle the Final Release of your fund into your
account.The bank of England Director (Mr. Spencer Dale and Dr S.
Bernanke from America Federal Reserve Bank New York) also sounded a
very serious warning and issued the last instructions/order to the
revenue Service Department England to quickly release all funds placed
on hold which is either in an escrow account or vaults of any bank
respectively to the sole beneficiaries. You now have the lawful right
to claim your funds.

All I want you to do is to contact the ATM Card Center Via email or
call the office telephone number one of the Consultant will assist you
for their requirements to proceed and procure your Fund Approval Slip
on your behalf which will cost you $100 Dollars only and note that
your Approval Slip which contains details of the agent who will
process your transaction. Since the FBI is involved in this
transaction, you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it
is our duty to protect the
American Citizens, UK Citizens, European Citizens, Asian Citizen.
Contact the ATM Card Center Via email or call the office telephone
number one of the Consultant will assist you for their requirements to
proceed. Contact Mr.Mike Pompeo

CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: Mr.Mike Pompeo

Email: mpompeo734@gmail.com

Email: pompeom539@gmail.com

Do contact Mr.Mike Pompeo of the ATM Card in-charge with your details:

FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
TELL:
CELL:
CURRENT OCCUPATION:
BANK NAME:

So your files would be updated after which she will send the payment
information which you'll use in making the payment of $100 Dollars via
iTunes Gift Card for the procurement of your Funds Approval Slip after
which the Delivery of your ATM Card will be affected to your
designated home Address without any further delay and the Bank will
transfer your funds in total ($46,000,000.00 USD) Forty Six Million
Dollars to your Bank account. Mr.Mike Pompeo will reply you with the
secret code (1600 ATM CARD). We advice you get back to the payment
office after you have contacted the ATM SWIFT CARD CENTER and we do
await your response so we can move on with our Investigation and make
sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you.

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray
Director Since August 2, 2017 - Present

Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices
claiming to be in Possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advised
only to be in contact with Mr.Mike Pompeo of the ATM CARD Center who
is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD
payment and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office
so we could act upon and commence investigation.

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