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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nationeconomicunited@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:09:23 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ALERT FROM UNITED NATION

UNITED NATION, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MOVEMENT
JOHANNESBURG SOUH AFRICA.

Attention Sir/Madam

On this faithful recommendations, I want to bring to your notice that during the last UN meetings, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meeting on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world
today, in other to retain the good relationship in global world the United Nations is now paying 100 victims of this operators $3, 000,000.00 Three Million Dollars each. Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in global world.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 40 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 60 left to be paid the compensations of $3,000,000.00 Three Million Dollars each. In records show that you are among one of the individuals and organizations who are yet to receive their overdue payment from overseas which includes those of Lottery/Gambling, Contract and Inheritance. Through
our Fraud Monitory Unit we have also noticed that over the past you have been transacting with some impostors and fraudsters who have been impersonating the likes of Prof. Soludo/Mr.Lamido Sanusi of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Bode Williams, Frank, Anderson, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, Kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of FedEx, Ibrahim Sule, Dr. Usman Shamsuddeen and some impostors claiming to be The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

For more vital information the United Nation, South African Government in collaboration with the America Government has approved $200,000,000.00 United State Dollars for the settlement of the remaining 60 people on the list and an arrangement has been concluded with the South Africa Reserve Bank for final release of funds into your bank account as soon as possible As a matter urgency you are advised to furnish office with your correct and valid details as stated bellow for immediate release of your fund to you.

1. Your Full Name:
2.Contact house address
3.Your Age:
4.Occupation:
5.Cell/Mobile Number:

Please Be Warned, as United Nations Office does not instruct any other Bank or agent in this payment except South African Reserve Bank, is only paying bank you can give all your attention, and from now, we advice you to stop all the communications you are having with any other Agent or bank official in Europe, Asia and Africa regarding to your payment.

Thanks for your understanding as you follow instructions.

Yours in Services.
MR. GABRIEL ANDERSON
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.
UNITED NATIONS.

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