419 scam: FEDERAL INVESTIGATION <andrewgmccabe01@gmail.com> Attention:

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- christopherwrayprivate4@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: FEDERAL INVESTIGATION <andrewgmccabe01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: christopherwrayprivate@aol.com
Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 13:27:28 +0100
Subject: Attention:

Tennessee lawmakers | PBS NewsHour]ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES
DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20535-0001

Attention:

This is to officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have
thoroughly completed an investigation with the help of our Intelligence
Monitoring Network System that your E-mail address was among the email that
won National lottery Award which you did not claim, we want to let you know
that one of the bank worker where your fund was deposited arrange with his
friend to come as the owner of the E-mail that won the
prize which they claim your fund, but now your fund has been recovered from
them and the people that claim your fund have been arrested.

If you receive any Email that you did not understand that is from an
unknown person to you please forward it to us to verify and bring the
person to justice.

It has come to the attention of our Money trafficking investigation
department, that you have some funds valued $850,000.00 USD on your name,
the said payment is awaiting adjudication and we have authorized this
winning to be paid to you, these funds are from NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Re-confirm, Names, Address, Phone Number, Age sex, Occupation and Country,
to avoid double claim of your fund.

YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS NEEDED

Christopher A. Wray,

FBI DIRECTOR
Telephone: +1 804 708 3682
CONTACT EMAIL: christopherwrayprivate4@gmail.com

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