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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbureaucompensationdesk@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 17:58:55 +0800
Subject: Stop All Further Contact With Those Impostors.

FROM MR. CHRISTOPHER ASHER WRAY (DIRECTOR)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
26 FEDERAL PLAZA 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK,
NY 10278,USA.
(BE CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS / SCAMMERS)
Motto: No Body is Above the LAW
ATTENTION:
BE CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS, Firstly we want to introduce this commission, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) we fight cybercrime, Internet fraud, scam and money laundering in all over the world Our commission has been in existence since 26 July 1908 and our duty is to stop internet fraud and money laundry.
We have over 20,500 of them in our jails around Africa and UK, USA like George Uloh,Danial Olsen, Emeka Eke, Daniel Uzo, James Ike, Robert Efiong, Hushpuppi, etc  and we are aware that a lot of foreigners have been deceived, and a huge  amount of money has also been lost to this fraudsters after promising you percentages in their letters for you to help them move funds and they will end up demanding for money from you and in return you will get nothing.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has come together to inform the world what is going on now and we have recovered over USD22 Million Dollars (Twenty-two Million Dollars) from the people we have apprehended.
The reason we are writing you this letter is because your name was given to us by one of the fraudsters in our detention room after a serious investigation and he has mentioned many names who are also trying to scam you . Our aim is to refund all lost funds to its legitimate owner. The President has approved a total of (US $1,000,000) only as a compensation of the lost that you incurred as this was a ceiling rate as some suffered more while others suffered less too, and the idea is to restore you back to the position that you would have been if not that you have been defrauded.
In addition to the compensation amount also approved in your favor is (US$1,000,000) only, and it will be paid to you in the next few days as the International conformable Draft has been issued in your favor We are doing this in other to retain the good image of the world, the new elected President of the United States, Joe Biden has instructed the payment of (US$1,000,000) each to 300 victims both United Kingdom, United State Of America, America, Asia, Europe, Etc.
Due to his political straightness, All that you have to do right now is to contact the undersigned, furnish him with the following data of yours immediately as we intend finalizing this payment in a few days' time.
Your Full Name
Address/Country:
Direct Phone number:
Copy of any proof of ID:
Payment department contact name: Mr. Albert Mark
Contact email: fbureaucompensationdesk@gmail.com
Yours Sincerely
Director Of The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI),
Christopher Asher Wray

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