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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: "Un"<bendukezenithplc@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:31:14 +0200
Subject: WE SAY SORRY [1 Attachment]

<*>[Attachment(s) from Un included below]

ATTN:Sir/Madam,This mail serves as a listening ear to the victims of scam the world over. We have been having a meeting for the past 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization.
This message 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$500,000. This includes every foreign contractors that may not have received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.
We have a database of victims and that is why we are contacting you,See Attached File For More Details.


<*>Attachment(s) from Un:


<*> 1 of 1 File(s) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tptlinuxusers/attachments/folder/1300831042/item/list
<*> ZENITH BANK COMPENSATION UNIT.txt

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