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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: "Sandra Ndlvara" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uncc0020@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:51:42 +0200
Subject: UN Compensation Commission

REFUND PAYMENT FROM UNCC
 
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) In Affiliation with Barrack Obama Campaign
 
toAssist Scammed Individuals In The Settlement of Disputes through Trust Credit Bank.
 
Attention: Beneficiary
 
I wish to congratulate you for the approval of the compensation payment of $500,000.00 USD by
 
this commission.  The United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991 as a
 
subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council.  Its mandate is to retrieve lost funds through
 
various law agents and also to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damages
 
suffered as a direct result of Internet Fraud.
 
The UNCC in conjunction with the Barrack Obama Campaign on the 12th of October 2008 organized
 
a confederation meeting which ended 2 weeks later with the UN Secretary General. This meeting
 
was first held on the 8th of April 2003 by the then secretary to the UN. You can view this
 
page for your perusal then do the needful by contacting the paying agent accordingly.
(http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm).
 
This email is directed to all individuals that have been scammed in all parts of the world.In
 
reference to the just concluded meeting, the UNCC in affiliation with Barrack Obama Campaign
 
for Global Economic Crises eradication have agreed to compensate them withcategorical payment
 
sum of $500,000.00 each.
 
Note that since most of the scams are from Africa, the Trust Credit Bank(TCB) of South Africa
 
has been mandated to handle the transfer of the fund through their Online Transfer system
 
(E-Transfer).  Your payment file has been forwarded to them so you should contact the bank
 
today as soon as you receive this letter of notification.
 
Contact info:
Bank: Trust Credit Bank
Contact Person: Kenneth Shibobo
Emails: tcrbk@urdun.cc  OR  uncc0001@gmail.com
 
DO REMEMBER YOUR PAYMENT REFERENCE: BR/FMWH/1001/09 AND IF YOU HAVE IN THE PAST MADE ANY FORM
 
OF PAYMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS, PLEASE DO STATE IT FOR OUR RECORD PURPOSE AS WE
 
HAVE A MANDATE TO REPORT BACK TO THE PRESIDENCY THE PROGRESS OF THIS PAYMENT.
 
Sandra Ndlvara
Secretary.

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