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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 IMF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <H.S.B.C_U.N_FUNDS@DOT.NET>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:39:39 +0100
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIMS/432 BENEFICIARIES REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654

 
SCAMMED VICTIMS/432 BENEFICIARIES REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $500,000.00 US Dollars ONLY.
 
 
This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the United Nations IMF (International Monetary Fund) West Africa Regional Payment Office to pay 521 scammed victims $500,000.00 USD (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount so get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of the compensations funds. On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lost of funds by various individual to scam artist operating in syndicates all over the world today.
 
Your particulars and email address was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested among the scammers operations so you are advice to stop any communication with any person that you are currently paying money to due to transaction which you have online with the person. Also, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anybody for any reason on whatsoever as the United State of America Secret service is already on trace of the other scammers/criminals so keep it secret till they are all apprehended.
 
We the U.N officials is now paying 521 scammed victims $500,000.00 USD each in accordance with the United Nations recommendations in other to compensate scammed victims and due to efficient Banking Systems in Federal Republic of Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by U.N officials at IMF(International Monetary Fund) West Africa Regional Payment center under funding assistance by United Nation body.
 
You a scammed victim who have not been Contacted can submit your application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration to receive your compensation funds, 284 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, and we still have more 237 left to be paid the compensations.
 
Send Your Full Name/________________________Telephone Number/________________________Your correct
Mailing Address/_____________________Country/________________________________Sex/________________________Occupation/________________________.
 
 
Send the above detials by email to HSBC BANK Representative: Mr Alan Joseph
Email: H.S.B.C_U.N_FUNDS@DOT.NET
Telephone: +2348036565051
 
 
Please let us know right now via email or telephone your present dealing online so we can help you verify the authenticity of the transaction which you are presently involved in, so that you don't get scammed. Also send proof of payment in any previous scam if you still have any, (optional).
 
I shall give you further modalities as soon as I hear from you, do feel free to call me any time on my telephone number.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Mr Andrew Wilson
United Nation Representative
http://www.un.org/sg
 
 
NOTE: If You Receive This Message In Your Junk Or Spam Its Due To Your Internet Provider.

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