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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: "BANKI MOON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationoffice0011@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:34:02 -0500
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT DR TUNDE LEMO OF CBN FOR YOUR FUND RELEASE

 
UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAM ME.
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND
TRANSFERS. UNITED NATIONS LONDON (UK)
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
TEL: +44-703-597-5609
EMAIL:unitednationsoffice01@secretary.net
 
ATTN: SIR/MADAM,
 
HOW ARE YOU TODAY? HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY? YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS MAIL CAME TO YOU. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A MEETING FOR THE PASSED 7 MONTHS WHICH ENDED 2 DAYS AGO WITH THE FORMER SECRETARY TO THE UNITED NATIONS. THIS EMAIL IS TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN SCAMMED IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. THE UNITED NATIONS HAVE AGREED TO COMPENSATE THEM WITH THE SUM OF US$8,000,000.00(EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
 
THIS INCLUDES COUNTRIES THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY FLOODS AND EARTH QUAKE AND EVERY FOREIGNER 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.
 
WE FOUND YOUR NAME IN OUR LIST AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE CONTACTING YOU,THIS HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON AND HAVE BEEN SIGNED THEREFORE, WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT AN ARRANGEMENT HAS PERFECTLY BEEN CONCLUDED TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
 
HOWEVER WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ONE MR. KENNEDY FRANKLIN WHO TOLD US  THAT HE IS YOUR NEXT OF KIN AND THAT YOU DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT LAST  FOUR MONTHS BACK.HE HAS ALSO SUBMITTED HIS ACCOUNT INFORMATION AS BELOW TO THE  OFFICE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO HIM AS YOUR INHERITOR. WE ARE NOW VERIFYING BY CONTACTING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS WE HAVE IN  OUR RECORDS BEFORE WE CAN MAKE THE TRANSFER INTO HIS ACCOUNT AND FOR  US TO CONCLUDE CONFIRMATION IF YOU ARE DEAD OR NOT.
 
HERE IS THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION  MR. KENNEDY FRANKLIN SENT TO US.
 
Name on account: MR. KENNEDY FRANKLIN
Bank: Wachovia
Address:8233 Rochester Hwy. SC4600 Salem, SC 29676 USA
Acct. #: 1010246561978
Routing#:053207766
Swift Code: PNBPUS76.
 
DUE TO MATTER OF UNSCRUPULOUS PEOPLE TRYING TO DIVERT YOUR FUND, YOUR FUND HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED INTO AN INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF  CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) DR.TUNDE LEMON, AS HE IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN NIGERIA, CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO HE WILL SEND YOUR INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD TO YOU AND YOU CAN ACCESS IT AT ANY ATM CENTER OF YOUR CHOICE IN YOUR COUNTRY. HE WILL ALSO GIVE YOU THE DETAILS ON HOW YOU CAN USE YOUR INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD TO WITHDRAW YOUR COMPENSATION FUND.
 
 
THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD SEND HIM YOUR FULL PERSONAL INFORMATION
 
(1) FULL NAME
(2) TELEPHONE NUMBER
(3) YOUR CORRECT MAILING
ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT HIM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO YOU.
4)OCCUPATION
(5) AGE/SEX
 
CONTACT DR.TUNDE LEMON IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR ATM CARD:
 
PERSON TO CONTACT:  DR.TUNDE LEMON
BANK NAME: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
EMAIL:tundelemon@kimo.com
TEL: +234-812-564-5099
 
I APOLOGIZE TO YOU ON BEHALF OF UNITED NATIONS AGENCY TOWARDS THIS CONTACT AND PROPER CONFIRMATION REQUIRED URGENTLY FROM YOU IF ALIVE MAKE SURE YOU REPLY TO DR. TUNDE LEMON SECURITY EMAIL .
REGARDS,BAN KI-MOON
SECRETARY-GENERAL (UNITED NATIONS)
TEL: +44-703-597-5609
EMAIL:unitednationsoffice01@secretary.net

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