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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: UN PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE CHAIRMAN <pres.untaskforcechairman@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 08:56:52 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN CENTER ( UNHC )


* UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN CENTER ( UNHC )*

* UN-BUILDING PMB.104 KN ACCRA GHANA. *

* *

* **ATTENTION PLEASE,*

*GREETINGS MY DEAR FRIENDS, WE ARE VERY PLEASE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN NOMINATED AS A GOODWILL AMBASSADOR TO THE AFRICA REFUGEE AND
BENEFICIARIES COMMITTEE HERE IN GHANA BY A NEW ORGANIZATION CALLED (UNAO)
KNOW AS: UNITED NATIONS AFRICA ORGANIZATION, THIS NOMINATION TAKE PLACE
LAST (2-3) YEARS 2009 TO 2010 AND YOU WERE ALSO CONTACTED ALL THIS WHILE
BUT WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU, SO I’M USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM YOU
THAT THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCES BEING A GOODWILL AMBASSADOR OR AN
AMBASSADOR AT LARGE..
*

*CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT. DURING OUR GENERAL CONFERENCE
MEETING YESTERDAY WE CONTACTED THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED
NATIONS IN WHICH THREE NAMES WERE MENTIONED.*

*IN OUR DATABASE YOU WERE VOTED WINNER AS THE UN HUMANITARIAN AMBASSADOR
FOR AFRICA REFUGEES CONSIDERING YOUR DYNAMIC AND STERLING QUALITIES AND
YOUR HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT TOWARDS THE GROWTH OF THE AFRICAN SOCIETY,
ESPECIALLY HELPING THE LESS PRIVILEGE YOUTHS WITHIN AFRICA. THEREBY MAKING
YOU LEGIBLE TO POSSES A UNITED NATIONS DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PASSPORT BESIDE
TO ENABLE YOU DO YOUR HUMANITARIAN WORKS EFFECTIVELY IT ALSO AGREED THAT
ALL YOUR FUNDS THAT IS BEING WITHHELD WITHIN AFRICA SHOULD BE RELEASED FOR
ONWARD TRANSFER BY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AS REGARDS YOU ARE
ADVISED TO FILL THE ATTACHED UNITED NATIONS USHER FORM AND THE
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) RELEASE ORDER FORM AND RETURN IT.*

*IT HAS BEEN TO OUR NOTICE ON HOW YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP AFRICA
CHILDREN BUT THE DIPLOMAT AND BANKS YOU WORKED WITH WAS NOT GOOD PEOPLE AND
SO YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING. NOW WE ARE PREPARING EVERYTHING FOR
EXPRESS DELIVERY TO YOUR ADDRESS. *

*ABOVE ALL, BEEN APPOINTED AS THE UN HUMANITARIAN AMBASSADOR FOR REFUGEES,
YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO RECEIVE WITHOUT ANY INTERFERENCE. YOU WILL BE
AWARDED WITH THE SALARY AMOUNTING US$50,000.00 PER MONTH. NOT ONLY THAT,
YOU WILL ALSO BE ISSUE WITH THE UN DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PASSPORT THAT WILL
HELP TO MOVE ALLOVER THE WORLD AS UN DIPLOMAT.*

* YOU ARE ALSO TO DECIDE WITH THE UN WANT IS NEED BY THE REFUGEES AND SUCH
CONTRACT WILL GIVEN TO YOU TO CARRY OUT. FOR YOU TO START YOUR JOB, THE UN
HAS AGREED TO GIVE YOU THE SUM OF US$500,000.00 WHICH YOU HAVE TO SPEND ON
THE REFUGEES.*

* I FIND YOUR PROFILE VERY INTERESTING AND I WISH TO UPDATE YOU PROPERLY
ABOUT THE DELIVERY PROCEDURE. THE HONORABLE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED
NATIONS BAN KI MOON HAS PROMISE TO USE HIS OFFICE TO ASSIST AFRICA CHILDREN
WHO WOULD LIKE TO LIVE ABROAD. I HAVE FORWARDED THIS CHILDREN NAME TO HIM
AND THEY WILL BE ISSUE WITH UN DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PASSPORT THAT WILL TAKE
THEM TO ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHERE THEY WILL LIVE.*

*NOTE. YOU MUST SECURE UN EXPRESS ACCESS CARD AND UN DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
PASSPORT THEN YOU WILL BE APPOINTED AS A HUMANITARIAN OFFICER TO UNITED
NATIONS WHICH ALLOW YOU TO RECEIVE ALL YOU APPENDS FUND AND CONSIGNMENT.*

* ALSO NOTE THAT ALL YOUR CONSIGNMENTS WILL BE TAG AS A UN HUMANITARIAN
RELIEF MATERIAL. YOUR UN EXPRESS ACCESS CARD AND YOUR UN DIPLOMATIC
IMMUNITY PASSPORT AS A HUMANITARIAN OFFICER PERMIT YOU TO RECEIVE
HUMANITARIAN MATERIAL.*

*THESE CONSIGNMENTS WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU BY UN SPECIAL DELIVERY
OFFICERS. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT YOU CANNOT RECEIVE ANY FUNDS THROUGH THE
AFRICAN BANKING SYSTEM OR THROUGH ANY DIPLOMATIC MEANS FOR NOW. THIS IS THE
ONLY WAY IN WHICH YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS WITHOUT ANY SECURITY
INTERFERENCE IN YOUR COUNTRY. *
*NOTE THAT YOU AND YOUR WIFE WILL BE REFER TO AS AND AMBASSADOR AND YOU
ARE TO PROVIDE SEVEN OTHER PERSON WHO WILL WORK UNDER YOU IN THE OFFICE AS
SECRETARY, DRIVER, PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, PERSONAL ADVISER, HOUSE HELP,
GARDENER AND CATERER. THESE PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO THE SALARY OF US$2,500.00
EACH*

*THANKS
*
*
AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE

BEST REGARDS,
AMB. NANA KWESI ARHIM*

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