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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: FROM FBI CYBER CRIME FIGHTER <muktarwakili1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thecitizenofusjobsbureau@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:33:36 -0700
Subject:

From The FBI Cyber Crimes
Fraud Fight Division Federal Bureau
Of Investigation WASHINGTON DC USA.
700 19th Street NW (HQ1) REF:-XVGNN 82010
1900 Exit US-50 W MD-295, Maryland Baltimore
Washington Parkway United State Of America

Your Urgent Attention Is Highly Needed Now Sir/Madam,

Good day to you, I am Sir Paul M. Holstein the Division Counsel of the
FBI Security Agency, we wish to inform you that those wanted Criminals
has been arrested by our Intelligent Units Bureau, you can now follow
up within the pasted link; https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cyber to see
them and know if you can seen any one you know by name who stolen from
you in the past or presently?

This is to bring to your notice of our success in apprehending some
notorious fraudsters who have been extorting money from innocent
American's and other citizens of other nations whom by no chance have
no knowledge about this ridiculous tragedy. During the Process of
interrogation, the Criminals Confessed your name Along with Other
Citizens from Different Locations who fell to this unimaginable Scams
as a Victim of Circumstances there.

Thus, we are making a direct contact with you to identify yourself as
one of the victims mentioned by this fraudsters during interrogation.
You may not be able to identify them facially as displayed on our FBI
official website link below, this is because they disguise themselves
with fake photos and none legit identification.

We have been able to recover the total sum of the $5.5 Million USD
Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State dollars from four
local accounts and three offshore accounts, Five ATM Master Card owned
by one of the suspects from where they usually lodge the stolen funds
which they have extorted from innocent people, including many more
assets not listed on this mail.Your compensation recovered fund is
$5,5Million USD and in intact in the Money Order Payment Service.

We are making it succinctly clear to you that Justice shall prevail,
there statements and confessions have been recorded and documented,
all we await is your reply to re-identify yourself as one of affected
victims before charging them to court, do also let us to know know the
best way you would like to receive your Indicated total fund now.

You will be required to e-mail him with the following information:
(1) Your Full Name……
(2) Your Country…..
(3) Your Cell Phone Number…..
(4) Your Home Address……….
(5) Your Office Address……….
(6) Your Occupation…………
(7) Your Age……………,.
(8) Your private Email address ……………,.
(9) Your other Email addresses……………,.
(10) Your Next of kin Email address……………,.
(11) Your next of Kin Phone Number……………,.
A Copy of your valid ID card or Passport………….

Finally, please feel free with us because you shall receive your total
fund based on the best way you would love to receive your total fund.
One more thing, kindly place the Link to see the Photos of the
Suspects to know if you will know any of the Criminals through the
Link here: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cyber to see those Criminals. We
have Alerted other Security Agencies like; IMF, CIA, INTERPOL, CUSTOM
COAST GUARD ETC about this so no escape for those Criminals.

Get back to us now to simply receive your total fund,

Thanks,
Mr. Paul M. Holstein
Chief Divisional Protocol Counsel:
OFFICE TEL: (+1)872-304-3803 And 0725-32-5030
E-mail; thecitizenofusjobsbureau@gmail.com

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