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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: "Felix M. Ugom" <info.frb@execs.com>
Reply-To: "Felix M. Ugom" <dulp.lee@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:58:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Compensation sum of $1000.000.00 USD


 The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council. Its mandate is to process claims and pay compensation for those who losses their money on their effort to claim their award and for Global Humanitarian Assistance. United nation compensation commission Cotonou Regional District.

This is to inform you that United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) in conjunction with international monetary fund (IMF) has jointly agreed to pay a compensation sum of One million united state dollars ($1000.000.00 USD) to you as a scam victim, this compensation fund signed in your name because your name and e-mail address was listed as one of the scam victim. We have done a lot towards the eradication of fraudsters and our operation unit, Cyber Criminality is taken most concern towards this urgly act.

All matters relating to the immediate release of your compensation fund has been regularized therefore as non residential beneficiary, to file the claim of your compensation fund, you need the service of the State Attorney whom will assist you in Inland Revenue Service in other to obtain NON RESIDENTIAL TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (NRTCC) in your name for the release of your fund.

You are to contact the attorney on the below contact information:

Name: Mr. Silvester Wyne
E-mail:  dulp.lee@hotmail.com
Phone: +22968485334

Send the following information to him for processing of your NRTCC:

1. YOUR FULL NAME 2. YOUR AGE 3. SEX: 4. HOUSE OR OFFICE ADDRESS 5.OCCUPATION 6. YOUR PHONE NUMBER(S)

We wish to advice you to be very careful in any further communication with those people who are promising you millions of united state dollars over the internet so that you will not be scam again.

Best regards

Mr. Felix M. Ugom
UNCC Representative
Ph: +22968485325

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