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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 Compensation Office <tgred13@verizon.net>
Reply-To: un-office2012@yandex.ru
Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 20:17:12 -0500
Subject: Confirm Your Payment

Confirm Your Payment

Attn Client ,

How are you today? You may not understand why this mail came to
you.We have been having series of meeting for the passed 7 months
which ended 2 days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS
Mr Ban Ki-moon .

This email is to all the people that have received scammed Emails in
any part of the world or have been scammed, the UNITED NATIONS have
agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$1,200. 000 Cash. The
selection process was carried out through our computerized email
selection system from a database of global email address drawn from
all the continents.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction
or international businesses that failed due to Government problems
etc.The fund will be deliver cash to you there in your country .all
the necessary arrangement has been made to deliver the $1.200,000.00
to your designated address through Diplomatic immunity with Global
Diplomatic Courier.

Contact the Manager of the Global Diplomatic Courier Company
immediately and you will pay their Security Keeping fee of $198 :This
is the information that they need to delivery your Consignment fund to
you. Do contact Global Diplomatic Courier with this CONSIGNMENT
NUMBER: DCJKT00523G

Person to Contact: Mr David Fairbank.
Tel: +229 68 27 39 39
Email: brsbenin.customercare@hotmail.com

Contact them immediately for the delivery of your fund to you from any
were you might wish to receive it .

You are to forward the following

1. Your Full Name
2. Current Address
3. Mobile Telephone Number

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you Received Your CASH AMOUNT.
Making the world a better place.

Regards,


Mrs Virginia Imax
United Nation Office

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