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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: "WORLDBKIMFFIFA COMPENSATION REWARDS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimscc2@aol.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:03:57 -0700
Subject: AWARDEES COMPENSATION

THE UNITED NATION (UN)
PRIVATE COMPENSATION PROGRAMED
WWW.UNCC.CH
RE: PIN#84107.

Dear Awardees,

Please bear with us for making this initial contact through email, it is due to the urgency of this notification to officially bring to your notice about your payment file in which you are listed as a beneficiary to the United Nations Compensation Programmed including the present scandal, bribery and fraud cases from individuals, companies and to even countries surrounding FIFA, WORLD BANK, IMF e.t.c. This initiative is privately set up to reward and compensate (privately returned the stolen funds in good gesture) individuals and companies.

We have been working towards the eradication of Fraudsters and Scam Artists in Africa with the help of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), United Nations (UN), European Union (EU), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and FBI. We have been able to track down so many of these Scam Artist in various parts of the world most especially in Western and Southern African countries and the apprehended ones are in Government Custody now, the culprits will first appear at Criminal Court of the countries they were caught before they will be extradited to International Criminal Court of Justice in Hague Netherlands. During the course of our investigation, we have been able to recover so much money from these Scam Artists. The United Nations Anti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has also ordered the recovered funds from the fraudsters to be shared amongst some lucky individuals and companies around the World whose email account are still active like yours for Compensation on their hard earn lo

This Email/Letter is been directed to you because your email address was amongst millions of emails found in one of the Scam Artist File and Computer hard-disk during our investigation, maybe you have been scammed or not, you are therefore being compensated with the sum of GBP1,2000.00 (One Million Two Hundred Thousand Pounds only), we have also arrested some of those who claim that they are Barristers, Bank Officials, Lottery Agents who has been constantly sending you emails,SMS e.tc that you have won, loan, next of kin, Charity donations and even compensation also that does not exist

Since your active email address appeared among the awardees who will receive their compensation funds in this quarter, you are advice to provide us with the following information’s: carefully choose from one of the following payment mode that will best.

1. Your Full Name: RICHARD VELDSMAN
2. Your Direct Mobile No: 0844011482
3. Your Valid Contact Address: No. 20, SECOND AVENUE Grassy Park, Cape Town, South Africa
4) Your Marital Status: married
5) Your Age: 64
6) Preferred Option Of Payment: Electronic Transfer, ATM Card Postage, Certified Draft Or Check Postage

Regards,
Richard S. Parnell
Chief Operating Officer of the United Nations


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