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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 NATION (UN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmpaymentdep33@mixmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 18:56:51 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOU PART PAYMENT OF US$8.3MILLION VIA ATM MASTER CARD

 
 
 
 
UNITED NATION (UN)
OFFICE LONDON ENGLAND
EMAIL:unitednations.10ffice1@yahoo.co.uk
 
To:  Director, Foreign Operations,
      Central Bank of Nigeria
      ATM Card Department
 
CC: Beneficiary/ FUND OWNER
 
To the attention of: Beneficiary
 
RESOLUTION PANEL OF THE UNITED NATUION (UN) PAYMENT VIA  ATM MASTER CARD.
 
United Nation (UN) International Money Transfer service provides a way of transferring money worldwide that is completely secure and fast avoiding the unnecessary charges and unfavorable bank conversion rates by using global ATM Card payment Service because of the money restrictions nowadays which Bank-to-bank wire transfer is considered the safest international payment method in business transaction but prefers this service in swift
as you urgently need your money.
 
In the terms of payment settlement agreement with us and all the  banks inline with FTC requires and applicable is demanded in your fund transfer payment finality because of the new payment modalities to ensure foreign investor’s account is protected by UNITED NATION (UN)  EUROPEAN UNION  and ECOWAS due to the financial crimes in Africa and these normalization of payments to the rightful person has been delayed by International Monetary
Fund (IMF) and Financial Services Authority (UK) to avoid any sort of
payment disorder.
 
In these notions, it has made it necessary for your contract/inheritance payment to be programmed into Visa ATM MASTER CARD. The total fund in question is $8,300,000.00 and this is the first part of the Payment of which the balance will be subsequently being paid into the same servicing of your ATM Payment account.
 
UNITED NATION (UN) working in relationship with Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN),  Bank of America, Wachovia Bank, Barclays Bank and HSBC, London etc which has concluded to issue you a VISA CARD of which you can access your funds claims amount of $8,300,000.000 assigned by any one of these bank. This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is
Ten Thousand United States Dollars($10,000.00) per day. So if you like to receive your fund in this way,
 
Please, receive your ATM Card and let us know by contacting UNITED NATION ATM payment department with Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN),  and also send the following information as listed below:
 
1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (P.o box not
acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
 
However and for the purpose of proper verification of your Identity, among other relevant information is capitalized in digitizing your ATM Digits code to the release of your ATM MASTER to you, it is important you contact the office of the Director, ATM MASTER CARD for a special payment at the below listed address or directly reply to this Email: frank_ibe@live.com
 
Kindly find below the contact person:
 
Dr FRANK IBE
Director, ATM payment department
Cell: +234-80- 34229298
Email: frank_ibe@hotmail.com
 
Awaits your kind understanding and co-operation.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Mrs. Bennie Morgan
Secretary to the Economic Adviser to the President, UNITED NATION (UN).
 

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