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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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Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER. FREDERICK MORGAN" <officefilec37@yahoo.com.ph> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barrister.frederickm@ymail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:35:47 -0700
Subject: SUB: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.



UNITED NATIONS (FBI/IMF ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS,
UNITED-NATIONS INCONJUNCTION WITH THE (/IMF)
RE-UNION ASSISTED RECONCILIATION PROGRAMME DIRECTORATE
OF INTERNATIONAL CASH PAYMENT DELIVERY WITH IMMUNITY
CLEARANCE ON ALL YET UN-PAID FOREIGN OWED PAYMENT UNIT,
Our Ref: UN//IMF/UK-NG/APPROVED-PLAN/JAN-10.
8 Tor View Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Cotonou BB4 6, Benin Republic.

FAX: +229 6678 9679
TEL: +229 9890 0664

SUB: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.

Attn:

I am Barr: FREDERICK MORGAN , the newly appointed director general in charge of
approving & releasing all owed yet unpaid\Un-released foreign payments and also
the special adviser to the United-Nation fighting against the un-necessary
delays of beneficiaries yet unclaimed payment including yours which was
recently
discovered this week that has not yet been paid to you by the present
GOVERNMENT
after series of investigation conducted.

I am delighted whole heartedly to inform you that the contract/Inheritance
panel
of the UN, which just concluded its seating in Benin federal capital territory
just released your (E-mail Id & Name) among the currently approved
beneficiaries
who are to benefit 100% from this very diplomatic immunity 1st First quarter
payment of the year. This panel was primarily delegated to investigate and to
genuinely manipulate all owed debts and claims as it has eaten deep into the
economy of the Great country Benin Republic.

However, i wish to personally bring to your urgent notice, so that you will be
aware that your yet unclaimed payment data's is still reflecting in our central
computer as unpaid and un-claimed owed debt in my department where i newly work
as the new appointed (UN) lawyer in charge of approving & releasing of all yet
unpaid debts recently recovered back by the (UN) office in Benin Republic been
our branch after discovering that your payment has been delayed un-necessary
due
to one reason or another while auditing was going on this week. Your own file
was personally forwarded to my executive office by the chief auditors of the
(UN) as an unclaimed fund.

At this moment, I wish to use this medium of communication to inform you that
for the time being the (UN) has completely stopped further payment through bank
to bank transfer, Atm Card, Bank Draft or Check Payment due to numerous
petitions received from the united states home-land security, the FBI, IMF and
other financial and security agencies to Benin Government against our banks on
wrong payment and diversion of innocent beneficiaries owed funds to a different
account.

In this regards, I am going to use my good office now to send you your approved
part-payment in the tune of $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars)
only by cash to you via a special (UN) universal diplomatic delivery means to
you. In process of doing that, I will personally secure every needed documents
as the newly appointed lawyer representing the (UN) office now to cover the
money including the affidavit to claim of this particular yet unclaimed payment
from our federal high court here in Benin Republic which will bestow the right
and privilege to you as the rightful beneficiary who is to receive this payment
after meeting up with the delivery requirement as the Benin law stipulate. All
these will be done perfectly only on the condition that you will give me 10% of
the funds we are about disbursing to you which is (US$1M) One million United
States dollars out of the $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars)
you
are to receive.

Note: The money will be coming on 2 security proof trunk boxes. The boxes are
already sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine by the
managent
of this organization and I also want you to know that the management are not
aware of my plans with you in this transaction, so you have to keep it a top
secret till me and you are able to conclude this very transaction. This fund
was
brought to us from the World Bank special delegates because the funds itself
was
meant for our local afem market here in the Benin Republic.

But you don't have to worry for anything that need to be taking care of here in
Benin Republic, as this transaction is 100% risk free and will remain legit as
long as you work with me transparently. The boxes are coming with a diplomatic
agent assigned by the management of this organization by Diplomat" who will
accompany the boxes to your house address or any address you will provide to me
for this transaction to enable us complete. All you need to do now upon your
willing acceptance on my condition, is to send to me a guarantee that you will
give me 10% of the funds as soon as you receive the $10,000,000.00, and your
full house address and your identity such as, international passport or
driver's
license or ID Number including your personal contact phone numbers which must
be
a working numbers, the diplomatic attached will travel with it.

He will call you immediately he arrives in your country's airport to update you
and I hope you understand each and every point that I've made clear to you in
this email message am sending you.

WARNNING/ADVISE: Please note carefully that any money requested from you by
anybody,office,banks or group of people from London/Nigeria or any part of the
world to receive your payment expect the United-Nation Appointed Commission
Office (Benin Republic), presently in charge of recovering all un-necessary
delayed yet unclaimed owed debts payments, whom the FBI, IMF and other
financial
agencies have irrevocably approved that should serve you better and ensure you
receive your payment this time around, so kindly note that any money sent by
you
to any office in London/Nigeria is at your OWN RISK, so stay away from any
other
office, person or group of people and face only the United-Nation Appointed
Approved Payment Disbursing High Commission Office only till your payment gets
to you safely.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: for security reasons and to enable the both of us conclude
this transaction successfully, note that the diplomat coming with the
consignment boxes will not know the original contents inside the boxes he is to
delivery to you. So what l and our accredited management will declare to him
that is inside the consignment boxes is a sensitive photographic film material
and classified volume confidential company's contract documents.

Also note categorically that, before I proceed with the next arrangement, you
are advice to respond back to me immediately on email address, so we can talk
and agree first before I seal this transaction with you and if you have any
question to ask for more clarification before and remember to send the required
information's directly to my Email address and I will let you know how far I
have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the diplomatic immunity clearance
certificate that will be tagged on the boxes to make it stand as a diplomatic
consignment. This clearance will make it pass every custom checking point all
over the world without any hitch. All this I will do with my own money as your
partner.

Please, I need your urgent reply because the boxes are schedule already to
leave
immediately as soon as I hear from you this week.

I am highly submitted and willing to serve you better whole-heartedly.
Congratulations Once AGAIN.

Highly Submitted.

Respectfully Yours in-service,
BARRISTER. FREDERICK MORGAN,
(UN) Human Right Activist
Email: barrister.frederickm@ymail.com
DIRECT CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBER: +229 9890 0664

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