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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: "Rev. Martin Lazarow Geoffrey" <rev_lmg@blumail.org>
Reply-To: rev.lmg@qatar.io
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:49:12 -0400
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES.


UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING, CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION

REV. LAZAROW MARTIN GEOFFREY



(ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY:)

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT I CAME TO WEST AFRICAN HEADQUARTERS LAGOS, NIGERIA
YESTERDAY FROM NEW YORK, AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH US PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA, WORLD BANK PRESIDENT ROBERT B. ZOELLICK AND THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL
BAN KI-MOON DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM THE FBI AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES
FROM ASIA, EUROPE, OCEANIA, ANTARCTICA, SOUTH AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA RESPECTIVELY, AGAINST THE WEST AFRICAN STATES OVER THE RATE OF
SCAM/FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN HER PART OF THE WORLD.

I HAVE MET WITH THE ECOWAS NEWLY INSTALLED PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN WHO CLAIMED IGNORANT OF THE EVIL PAPERATED
IN HIS ECOWAS COMUNITIES BUT PROMISED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FUND
BENEFICIARIES/CONTRACTORS, INHERITORS, AWARD WINNERS TO RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS IN
THEIR ACCOUNTS WITHIN NEXT 72HRS. RIGHT NOW, AS DIRECTED IN THE MEETING, WE
HAVE APPROVED A COMPENSATION/PART- PAYMENT OF $3.5M TO ALL AFFECTED
BENEFICIARIES, FOREIGN CONTRACTORS, INHERITORS, AWARD WINNING FUND E.T.C WHICH
YOU ARE AMONG. ACCORDINGLY,

WE HAVE WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CLEARANCE FEES AND AUTHORIZED THE GOVERNMENT OF
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES ECOWAS TO RELEASE THIS APPROVED FUND
TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY. THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL PAY TO CONFIRM YOUR FUND IN
YOUR POSSESSION IS YOUR NOTARIZATION FEE TO THE UN IS SUM OF $142 ONLY.

SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS EMAIL NOW BECAUSE EVERY
THING HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE CORRECTLY FOR TAKE OF THE TRANSFER TO YOU AND IT
IS IMPORTANT I LET YOU KNOW EARLIER THAT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE NIGERIAN /
AFRICAN SCAMS THAT ALL THEY ARE AFTER IS TO RIPE YOU OFF YOUR HARD EARNED
MONEY AND AT THE END OF THE DAY MAY END UP DIVERTING YOUR FUND INTO THEIR
PRIVATE ACCOUNTS OVER-SEAS.

ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK UP AND
FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS SEND THE MONEY VIA WESTERN
UNION FOR QUICKER OPERATIONS THUS NAME;

RECEIVERS NAME:......... ALEX CHIDOZIE
CITY:....................... LAGOS
COUNTRY:................. NIGERIA


TEST QUESTION:....... IN GOD ?
ANSWER:................ WE TRUST .
AMOUNT:.... $142 USD ONLY

I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME TO STAY IN AFRICA HERE SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE DIRECTIVES ON MY PRIVATE E-MAIL;
rev_lmg@qatar.io or rev_lmg@msn.com

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER WHICH I JUST ACQUIRED THIS
MORNING: +234 802 555 7395

SINCERELY YOURS,

REV. LAZAROW MARTIN GEOFFREY
UNITED NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY
GENERAL FOR INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES.

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