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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: Ms Anita Carlos <anitacarlos14@mrgarymoorer.net>
Reply-To: msanitau01@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 05:00:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Payment ($1,950,000.00 USD)


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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION
UNIT IN AFFILIATION
WITH WORLD BANK
From:, Special Envoy to
Secretary-General Ban
Ki-Moon
Contact TNT.COM Courier for delivery
:E-MAIL: tnt.tnt@w.cn
 
Attention:
Beneficiary...
 
CONGRATULATION..UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with WORLD
BANK have agreed to compensate you with the sum of One Millions Nine Hundred and
Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ($1,950,000.00 USD), for self support.This
is regarding the draws he organized before he left the office to help
individuals to own a self charity organization also for your to build your
Personal Company/organization so as to help the less privileged in there
society.
 
This includes every foreign contractors that may have not
received their contract, inheritance sum, and people that have had an unfinished
transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems
and the World financial Crisis etc. We found your name in the list of those who
are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are
contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed You are advised
to contact Mr Nelson Febian of TNT Courier office in Benin Republic, as he is
our representative in Benin, contact him immediately for your International 
BANK DRAFT of One Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States
Dollars.
 
This funds are in a BANK DRAFT  for security purpose ok?, so he
will send it to you and you can cash it in any bank of your choice. Therefore,
you should send him your full Name... telephone number.... Postal Address...,
Pass Port or Driver's Licence... where you want him to send the Draft to you.
Contact Mr. Nelson Febian immediately for your BANK DRAFT  at the given address
below:
 
Comapny Name: TNT Express Courier.
Contact Person:
Nelson
;E-MAIL: tnt.tnt@w.cn
 PHONE: 
+229 93 80 66 48
 
I apologize on behalf of my organization for
any delay you might have encountered in receiving your fund in the past. Thanks
and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you
recieve the  BANK DRAFT , Making the world a better place, also you make sure
you use the fund proper as advise above.
 
Regards,
Office of
Secretary-
General Ban Ki-Moon.
Financial
officer
United Nations..
http://www.unorg/sg
 

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