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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 ORGANISATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unoccfrankwilliams@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 15:17:57 +0100
Subject: United Nations Organization Compensation Commission.(UNOCC)

UNITED NATION ORGANISATION,
3 WHITEHALL COURT LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM CHAPTER,
SW1A 2EL
+44-7045-7822-59.
 
Attention:
United Nations Organization Compensation Commission.(UNOCC)
 
In Affiliation With Barrack Obama Campaign to Assist Scammed Individuals In The Settlement Of Disputes Through Bank of America.
 
You may not understand why this mail came to you but kindly read the following procedures for your claim.The United Nation Compensation Commission (UNOCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council.
 
Its mandate is to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damages suffered as a direct result of Internet Fraud.
The UNOCC in conjunction with the Obama Campaign on the 12th of October 2008 organized a confederation meeting which ended 2 weeks later, with the Secretary General to the UNITED NATIONS.
 
This meeting was first held on the 8th of April 2003 by the then secretary to the UN Email is directed to all individuals that have been scammed in all parts of the world.
 
In reference to the just concluded meeting, the UNOCC in affiliation with Barrack Obama Campaign have agreed to compensate them with categorical payment sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars)each.
 
The Governing Council established basic principles for the distribution of compensation payments to successful claimants.
 
This decision was made two months before the resolution of the first installment of claims before the Commission.
As stated in the Secretary-General'report of 2nd May 2006,It wasanticipated that the value of approved awards would far exceed the resources available in the Compensation Fund at any given time.
The Governing Council therefore devised a mechanism for the allocation of available funds to successful claimants that gave priority to the three urgent categories of claims and which, within each
 
category,would give equal treatment to similarly situated claims. Only when each successful claimant in categories "A", "B" and "C" had been paid an initial amount up to US$2,500 would payments commence for claims in other categories.
 
Accordingly,the first phase of payment involved an initial payment of US$2,500 to each successful individual claimant in categories "A" and "C".
However,for humanitarian reasons,all category "B" claims will be paid in full of a total US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars)each.
A total of US$3,252,337,997.09 was made available to 1,498,119 successful individual claimants in categories "A", "B" and "C" under the first phase of payments. Claimants includes every foreign contractor/Inheritance.
 
claimants that may have not received their payment,and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We found your name in our list and that is why you are receiving this email notification.
You are advised hereby to contact Mr.Frank Williams of the Accountant General Office In Nigeria,as he is our representative in Nigeria who will be releasing your refund payment to you through bank of America.
 
Contact him immediately for your approved funds US$1,000,000.00.
Therefore,you should send him your
 
1.FULL NAMES
2.PHONE NUMBERS
3.CELL NUMBERS
4.CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS
5.AGE
6.OCCUPATION
 
 
Person to Contact:
Mr.Frank Williams
Accountant General Office
Plot 12/14 Ahmadu Bello Way
Victoria Island
Abuja-Nigeria
Email:unoccfrankwilliams@gmail.com
Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your compensation thereby making the world a better place.
Regards
Ban Ki-Moon 
(UNO Secretary-General)
http://www.un.org/sg.
 

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