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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 Monitoring institution <info.effegooffice1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: interl.undepartm22@live.com
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 14:30:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PAYMENT ADVICE


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PAYMENT ADVICE From The Desk
of:
Mr.
Svoboda J Williams Compliance officer, UEUNMI
Office address: N°54
Missebo Fest America Squ, Cotonou -Benin.
Tel/Fax:+229
91547854
 
Dear,
 
Thanks
for your email and information here in, with full financial trust and
responsibilities we are pleased to notify you that we have perfectly process the
necessary things and the payment has since being effected through a new secure
system for making fast confirmed payments.

The money is in an escrow
account in your country and  can only be obtained by yourself (receiver) the
account is set up under your name/email address  only for your to  receive the 
withdrawal codes/zip archive with the details such as when and where to pick up
the cash at any convenient bank locate inv your area. If there are no convenient
locations near you, you can request to transfer the cash immediate to your
destination bank account via first priority swift transfer.

Please also
remember that you have to normally bear the following predetermined expenses
($52) Only as the authorities demand which is described as selective payment to
enable us effect maximum clearance on your file and automate your full
information on the transfer script text to exonerate you from any form of
interrogation and to authenticate the fact that your payment  are clean and has
no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism and to ensure that no mistake
or error is made so that the payment  will reach your hand on time through a
legitimate secure way  without any question.

When the fee is paid, we
will then process and send the details/document. Just present it to the teller
in any bank and state that you have transfer awaiting you from European Union @
United Nations Monitoring, and Inspection (EUUNMI) the bank will pay cash to you
up to internationally agreed limits per country. These limits are higher than
our competitors.

Finally you are advice to proceed as soon as you get
this email to money gram office  and send the $52 USD with the bellow
name:

Receivers name:             GODSON C
OTEH
Amount              :               USD $52
Destination Country
:          BENIN
City                         :         COTONOU
Text
Question       :               10+10
Answer                  :               
20
Forward the MTCN.............................

On sending of the fee, you are advised to strictly transmit the MTCN:
to this email ( interl.undepartment@live.com)
and a copy back to me for record purposes also make sure you confirm again your
full name telephone and contact address so that we can process the information
as well direct you to three to four of our affiliate banks in your area for the
easy pick up of your payment.

Respectfully awaiting you're gently reply
and the payment information to enable us process the transfer to your position
today. Make it URGENT

Yours in service,
 
Mr. Svoboda J
Williams(Compliance Officer).

European Union
@ United Nations Monitoring,
(W A M I) / (A.S.F.C.) / (UEUNMI) Funds
Commission BENIN.
Email :    interl.undepartment@live.com
Add    :  N°54 Missebo Fest America
Squ, Cotonou -Benin.

01/04/2011.

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