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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: "Mrs. Wilson Monica" <daniele.maffezzoli@alice.it>
Reply-To: un.apf1@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 01:00:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: United Nations: Is It True?


Attn:

Read Below: This is what we just received from this man called Thomas
Bradford.

Good Day: Mrs. Wilson Monica
I am Thomas Bradford from New York city America,
I was sent by my friend to help to pay the fee of
$298 dollars so that I will receive the said fund of
$10,500,000.00 dollars on behalf of my friend.
Please I need the info where to send the fee today.

Here below is my Account Info, so after I have sent the fee,
you can now transfer the fund to my own Account instead.

AC/NUMBER: 6503809428, AC/ NAME: Thomas Bradford,
ROUTING/122006743, B/NAME: CITI BANK, ADDRESS:NEW YORK,USA

I wait to receive the info to send the fee today.

Please, from the above email, if truly you sent
this man to help you to pay the fee, to receive your United Nations
approved funds, we need your urgent reply, to avoid making wrong
transfer
because once he send the fee, your funds will be re-approved in his name.

Get back to us immediately.

Mrs. Wilson Monica
United Nations Secretary,
West Africa Region.

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