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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: "unitednation197@hotmail.co.uk" <oceanicbk93@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 10:58:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION


UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION






Office of Special duties.






E-mail:unitednation197@hotmail.co.uk






Phone:+229-97155938













Attn:Beneficiary,













Your email is among one of the listed beneficiary that will be compensated with the sum of US$3.













5M(Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). We discovered that your payment













was dully approved by United Nations Agency therefore we are using this opportunity to apologize













for the delay in crediting of your payment as at when due with corrupt officials that were













siphoning unnecessary funds from you.We are compensating you as stipulated under Section B act 4













of United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) guide lines Please forward the under stated













information below;1. Your Full Name2. Address3. Company Name / Occupation4. Copy of your valid













Identification5. Telephone and Fax numbers To enable us reconcile your file and direct our













appointed payment agency to forward your payment. Please visit UN 2003. Press Release website:













http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.HTML.













More so  you will only be required to open account with our affiliate bank after you have gone to













the right process,we are sorry for all the huge some of money you have lost to this fraudulent













stars and impostors,Please henceforth kindly excommunicate everybody that sent you a mail and













change your email password ,we discovered that the first unscrupulous staffs of  the government













boards  that was responsible to make sure you receive your inheritance without any problem were













busy extorting funds from you,and from the facts  gathered here we discover that you have spent













over thousands of u.s dollars and all the documents they are forwarding to you are all fakes.













Nevertheless, you are to comply with me so that every wrong movements that was made will be













corrected,as if you still pay ears to this thieves the will continue requesting one documents or













the other which are not relevant why the actual point is not still achieved,so i am promising you













that i am the only person whom will work on your behalf  so that this funds will reach you within













14 bank working days,Note this thieves always promise you 48 hours and they do fail you so we













await your













Reply via: unitednation197@hotmail.co.uk













Yours,Rev Dr.F W Kent Wood













UN Representative Phone: :+229-97155938













N:B,We are giving you this opportunity so that you will smile forever,Congratulations





 







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