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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: "UNITED NATIONS PAYMENT OFFICE NEW YORK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <janeliasson@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 07:04:50 -0700
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A
NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
Attn: Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
We have been authorized by the UN secretary general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit to investigate the unnecessary delay of your inheritance fund, recommended and approve the payment in your favour.
Recommended and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) and your transfer access code (T.A.C.)
this will enable only you have direct Control over this fund, we have also agreed with the UN secretary general that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by corrupt Officials of the UNITED NATIONS We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the UN secretary general we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions; your Entire Inheritances fund has been credited in your favour through our overseas paying bank.
You are therefore advice send to contact Mrs. Naomi Walter International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office London United Kingdom on EMAIL: naomiwalter2001@fastwebmail.it
to collect your original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code. As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank they will credit your account without delay.
NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH MRS WALTER WITH YOUR CORRECTCONTACT AND BANKING DETAILS TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively..
CONGRATULATIONS.
MR JAN ELIASSON.
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK

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