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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: Andrew George McCabe <callantinem@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 03:28:25 -0700
Subject: Re: REPLY IMMEDIATELY.


From Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Washington, DC 20535
United States Update March 25th 2022.


We sincerely apologize for sending you this sensitive information via
e-mail instead of a certified mail or a face-to-face conversation, it is
due to the urgency and importance of the security information involved.


Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters and World Bank Group
Washington, DC in conjunction with others Security Investigation Agencies
in the United States advise you to contact Capital Bank Financial, ATM
Payment officer with information listed below and request the delivery of
ATM Card to you immediately because the Master ATM card worth your full
payment of US$15,500,000. 00 in your name is 100% genuine with due
process of law, and it is well free from all illegal activities which you
have the lawful right to receive the credit card from DHL Company as soon
as you send payment of US$299.00 to DHL Accountant agent ,.... Contact the
below bank in charge of your $15,5 Million to advise you the address of
the receiver today before they will send you the visa card as soon as you
send the fees to them.

Capital Bank Financial ATM CENTER
Address: CapitalOsborne Bank, New York USA
Contact Person: Mr. Peter F. Stanton,
Director Administration Dept
Capital Bank Financial, Payment officer
Phone number : +1 ‪(812) 567-2739

All Contract payment Fund Unit Department Switzerland clients have received
their Master card from DHL Company and your own Master card is only delayed
here.

Mr. Kenneth Raymond Best from Australia have send the Delivery/Insurance
Fee US$299 to DHL Accountant Agent and as am writing to you now Mr.
Kenneth Best just receive the Master ATM Card worth US $39.5Million from
Capital Bank Financial on 17th March 2022, if you think we lie, just type::
www.dhl.com and enter shipment tracking for more proof So the Federal
Bureau of Investigation Headquarters advise you to send the US$299 direct
to DHL Accountant Agent , as Capital Bank Financial instructed you and if
you do not receive your Capital Bank Financial Master atm credit card
worth US$15,500,000.00 in your name once you send the fee, The
Director General of Capital Bank Financial Mr. Peter F. Stanton, and Mr.
Wu Hongbo at United Nations Headquarters New York shall be held responsible
for the loss and this shall invite a penalty of US$500,000.00 only which
will be made PAYABLE to you (The payment Winner) according to agreement
sign on your behalf in the supreme
High Court of Justice Washington DC United States.

We also confirm that the Mr. Peter F. Stanton Master ATM card you will
receive from DHL Courier Company will functions in any AUTOMATIC ATM
Machine in your country or any part of worldwide with Maximum amount of
US$15,000 per day withdrawal and you can use the ATM card transfer money to
any bank of your choice in the USA/Worldwide with maximum amount of
US$350,000 per day transaction through any ATM Machine Transfer online
guiding, also you can purchase stuffs online with the ATM Credit card
convenience at your time as its secure and safe till you cash full payment
of US$15,500,000.00 credited on your behalf from United Nations Fund Unit
Department united states of America.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters advise you to go ahead send
the US$299.00 direct to DHL Accountant as Capital Bank Financial
instructed you so that your own ATM Master card will be delivered to you
this week And be final informed that after 48 hours two days and you did
not send the fee as instructed, Bear in mind that your approved payment sum
of US $15,500,000.00 must cancel back and send as government properties
payment file here in the United States of America to avoid lost the payment
to scammers.

Thank you very much for your cooperation as we earnestly await your urgent
response to this matter.

Best Regards

God Bless you all .
F.B.I Special Agent
Mr.Andrew George McCabe

Payment Notification

FBI Headquarters
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20035-0001.

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