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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: "Mr.chiropractor Asher wray" <robertsonrobervdyou7259@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cwray2404@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 03:30:43 -0700
Subject: Your Attention Please:

Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Government Office Washington, DC
FBI director Mr chiropractor in Charge of the Federal Bureau
U.S. Department of Justice
601 4th Street NW
Washington, DC 20535
Good day to you and how are you today?

My name is Mr.chiropractor Asher wray FBI director Charge of Federal
Bureau of Investigation, FBI. Washington, DC. United States of America
(USA)

I am writing to let you know that we received several consignment
boxes from Atlanta Georgia Airport with some different peoples name on
them. Among the consignment boxes that are still in our custody, your
name was included on them. Others are from Benin Republic Customs
Office branch, Several banks in Europe and parts of Asia.

They have all been sent to our office here in Washington, D.C.
Headquarters to make sure that you received your consignment boxes
after secure the airport delivery Yellow Tag which is not placed on
the boxes to clear your consignment boxes from the Airport.

This morning (Mrs. Susan Williams) sent to us a message stating that
she was a family member of you and she also said that you are no more
alive and she made us to understood that you handed over your
belonging to her when you was still alive so therefore the lady is
demanding for the consignment boxes to be release to her as she is
trying to stand as your next of kin but we are still waiting to see if
you will respond to this email within 24hours

Because, We are very careful that was the reason why we ignored the
message from Mrs. Susan Williams but still awaiting to see if you will
respond to this alert message for us to be sure that you are still
alive and send the require fee $250 to obtain the airport delivery
Yellow Tag which is not placed on the boxes so that your can received
your consignment boxes without any more delay on it the required fee
can be only send through bank deposit in other to start the process
immediately.

Do reconfirm below information as to avoid wrong delivery.

NAME: =======================================
ADDRESS: ====================================
MOBILE NO.:==================================
OCCUPATION:==================================
AGE =============================
COUNTRY =============================
CITY============================
So kindly contact us urgently with the $250 if you are Alive to get
the two tag placed on the boxes as that tag will enable Diplomatic
Agent get to your house successfully without any interference,

So you are advice to update us the way you wish whether you will come
down in person to collect your fund yourself according to our programs
and constitutions, Or You should go straight to the bank and deposit
the amount of the fee to secure the Certificate showing that the
money is not illegal so that you can successfully received your
consignment boxes sum of $10.5million at your door step by end of
this week by 11:30am the reason it cost you that much is because we
pay the agent who delivery the consignment here before he went back
because he is not a citizens of this country your response is needed
in the next 24hrs time thanks am expecting to you information to send
the payment thanks

Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Government Office Washington, DC
FBI director Mr chiropractor wray in charge of the Federal Bureau U.S.
Department of Justice
601 4th Street NW
Washington, DC 20535

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