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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: ban.kimoon@kimo.com
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:18:26 +0530
Subject: NOTE




(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS
ORGANIZATION
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-LONDON.


Attn:


We have concluded plans concerning the release of your fund, but we
await the settlement of your final charge to secure the release of
your fund. I pleaded to the Board for the waivers of your charge,
believing this will enable you to receive your fund before the payment
of your charge.

All you need do now is to pick up a Waivers Form, fill it and return
same for the 100% waivers of your charge. With Waivers Certificate,
your charges will be suspended until you confirm your fund in your
bank account or at your door step before the settlement of your
charge, Be inform that the waivers form is not free you have to pay,
to obtain this form it will only cost you a little amount, and it can
only take 24hours to have your fund release to you without any further
delays.

With Waivers certificate, all your charges will be suspended until you
confirm your fund before payment of your charge. I want you to hold me
responsible should you apply for waivers and you are not granted 100%
Waivers on your charge.

This system was newly introduced to assist beneficiaries in receiving
their fund. Get back to this office for more details on the waivers of
your charge

We await your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully.

MR. BAN KI-MOON,
SECRETARY UNITED NATIONS

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