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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 OFFICE" <verification_un_habitat@gala.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:33:56 +0300
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIMS PAYMENT COMPENSATION OF $250,000


Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that I Mrs. Caroline Duke, from the United
Nations Aids Awareness, I was posted to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as head
of the departmental director scam victim payment compensation (SVPC) to pay 50
scam victims $250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Thousand UNITED STATES DOLLARS
ONLY) each for the first quarter of the year.

Your email address are listed and approved for this payment as one of the
scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for
the immediate payment of your $250,000.00 compensations funds.

On these faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last
U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria.The New Elected President of Nigeria,
Goodluck Jonathan (GCFR) instructed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that it alarmed so much by the world in the U.N. meeting
on the loss of funds by various individuals operating from the mentions banks
below or the others.Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC Bank London, Barclays Bank
London, Central Bank Of Belgium, Bank of London, Inter Continental Bank,
Diamond Bank Of Africa, Natwest Bank Uk, Bank of America, Central Bank Of West
Africa, and other Bank of Africa respectively. Your email address appeared
among the beneficiaries who will receive a payment of Two Hundred and fifty
Thousand UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.In other to compensate victims, the U.N
Body in conjunction with the Nigerian Government, is now paying 20 victims of
this $250,000.00 each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations in this
Second quarter of this year 2011.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 10 Beneficiaries has been paid,
half of the victims are from the United States, and we still have more numbers
left to be paid the compensations of $250,000.00. Your email particulars was
mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of the victims
operating with one of the mention bank, you are hereby warned not to
communicate or duplicate this message to any person whatsoever as the U.S.
secret monitoring service is already on trace of the other criminals, till we
apprehend them.

Due to the corrupt in Nigeria, the payments are to be supervised by the United
Nations' Officials Register to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as the
corresponding payee authorized by FEDEX COMPANY. ATM card will be issuing to
you a custom pin based ATM card which you will use to withdraw up to $5,000
per day from any ATM machine. Also with the ATM card you will be able to
transfer your funds to your bank account. The ATM card comes with a handbook
or manual to enlighten you about how to use it and CHECK can be deposited in
your bank for it to be cleared within three working days.Your fund will be
sent to you by any of your preferred option by ATM or by CHECK and it will be
mailed to you via FEDEX COURIER COMPANY. Note that the government of federal
republic of Nigeria have a contract with FEDEX COURIER COMPANY which should
expire by ending of JULY 2011,the only money you need to pay is $185USD for
Insurance fees of your parcel.For your information, the VAT & Shipping charge
has been paid by the United Nation Management

Below is the United Nation officer contact information including his email
address,

UN Officer
Contact Person: Rev James Moore
Email:unitednationupdatenig@hotmail.com
Tell: +2348055344595

To effect the release of your fund valued at $250,000 DOLLAR you are advised
to contact this office and the following information?:

YOUR FULL NAME:
ADDRESS & COUNTRY:
AGE:
SEX:
OCCUPATION:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:

We are trying our best to contact other victims who have not received this
information or application as well for verify and possible consideration. You
can receive your compensation payments via any of this options you Choose, ATM
MASTERCARD/CHECK. I will feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear
from you.Bellow are also more tracking numbers for those which were sent
through FedEx and their cards already received:871359761819,
869713119185,871359809324, 871359809313. Track anyone of them through FedEx
website: WWW.FedEx.com for confirmation to see that they have also received
theirs. All of the above has been provided for prove to show you that this is
Legal and that you will also receive your own payment.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Inga Britt
Director , (U.N) SVPC.
Cc: Barrister, W.J.Jones
Scam Victim Payment Compensation Management Office Legal Departmental
consultant Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN.)


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