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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: Federal Bureau of Investigation <mark1abderson@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fbiheadquartersdc@usa.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 07:27:57 +0100
Subject: Ref: DE-FBI-RC

Official Letter From The FBI New York
Department of US Federal Bureau Of Investigation
At JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport New York.
Address: 26 Federal Plaza 23rd Floor New York NY 10278-0004
Director-Christopher Wray
Motto: Safety
Ref: DE-FBI-RC

Attn: Beneficiary,

The Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington DC believed that
you received our previous messages sent to you prior to your dealings
with the US Custom Authority at JFK John F. Kennedy International
Airport New York in regards of your over due contract payment of
consignment trunk box worth sum of US$10,500,000.00 which endorsed in
your favor and as we stated earlier, we have dully screened through
this project as stipulated on our protocols investigation and finally
confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and hitch free
from all facet which you have the lawful right to claim your belonging
fund without any further delay, The Consignment Trunk Box
accompanying/delivering to you By Diplomat-Frank D. Mark from
West-Africa who boarded an Air France with Flight no 547
(AF547/AFR547) was here because there is little issue occurred after
X-ray scanning of the box here in NYC, We have waited enough, because
we sent you an e-mail but no response from you, now I‘m sending
another email to you, so if you don’t need the fund,then kindly let me
know immediately you receive this message today so that I will send a
report to the JFK Customs and concentrate on my duty while your
consignment trunk box will be release to your sister Mrs. Betty
Taylor whom you assigned as your Representative who told us that
you sent her to claim the consignment and she submitted all the
documentation for evidence that you was sentenced to life
imprisonment.

I want to personally assure you that you will have every course to
smile and be happy upon conclusion of this project as we continue
monitoring all your services with them at all level as well as your
correspondence until you received your Metal Trunk Box accordingly, We
are protecting your interest,that is the reason why we are doing all
we can to make sure everything went successful because this is a huge
amount of money we can not wish you to lose. We understand that the
imposed fee might be too much for you to pay,so I discussed with the
US Custom Authority at JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport New
York on your behalf for them to give you the grace of paying half of
the charges/fee which will be only $50 for now, after the Diplomatic
Agent deliver your consignment trunk box to you, once you confirm your
US$10.5Million you can then pay the remaining balance of $50 and they
agreed, Therefore the Customs Clearance Certificate CCC which was
initially on the high price of $100 has been cut-down to $50
considering the poor economic situations that many countries are
undergoing now so you can meet up with the clearance of their
entitlement. Its better you conclude these matter within the given
date since power of attorney we received from Mrs. Betty
Taylor asking us to change the beneficiary to her name stating that you have
been sentenced to life imprisonment hence we are seeking for your
confirmation.

She has also submitted her account and residence address info for us
to either Deliver or Transfer the funds to her through one of her
options. I advise that you try your possible best to respond or come
up with the payment as soon as possible so that your box will dispatch
before 12hours according to the agreement paper, So try as much as you
can to make sure that you send the fee immediately after you have
receive this e-mail so that all your effort to receive your
consignment trunk box will not be in vain to another person‘s favor.
Or shall we release your fund to her ???

Just click reply to us immediately.

Yours sincerely,
FBI Dir. Christopher Wray.
Department of US Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
E-mail ( fbiheadquartersdc@usa.com )

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