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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: "8/26/2015" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.tpnchocho@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 04:54:52 -0700
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE!?

FROM: MS. CRISTINA GALLACH USG FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting and Investigations Division
Attention: Beneficiary,
My Name Is Ms. Cristina Gallach, From The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information.(International Compensation Verification Dept.) It Is a Distinct Pleasure to write you This Day To Inform You Base On The Way Foreigners Have Invested Thousands Of United States Dollars Into Africans Transactions In Hopeless Dreams To Have None Of Them Become A Reality. Your File Is One Of The Approved Legitimate Beneficiaries To Receive A Compensation Fund Payment Of (One Million United States Dollars Only).
Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, We have agreed with African Union (AU) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma that US$1.000.000 (One Million United States Dollars Only) would be paid to you through our corresponding BANK  in SOUTH AFRICA.
Hence you are strongly advice to choose a payment option that you will prefer in receiving your funds as stated below:
1) BY SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER (KTT).
2) BY ONLINE ACCOUNT BANKING SYSTEM.
3) BY DIPLOMATIC CASH DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP.
4) COMING DOWN TO THE BANK AND PROCESS AND CLAIM YOUR FUNDS.
This has been agreed upon and has been signed.by African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator. You are advised to contact Mr. TP Nchocho of our paying center in Africa, as he is our representative in South Africa.
Contact him immediately for your Compensation Funds of (US$1Million).Base On The Mode Of Payment You Have Selected Above, you are required to contact the above person and furnish him with the following details, your full information that will be required to avoid any mistakes:-
Your full name, address and telephone number so that they we proceed on your behalf within the next 24 hours and release your Compensation Funds.
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE: MR. TP NCHOCHO
E-MAIL:landbank@safrica.com
TELEPHONE: +277-8-8446735
I apologize on behalf of my organization for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your fund in the past.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your Fund making the world a better place,
Sincerely yours,
Ms. Cristina Gallach.
(Under-Secretary-General)
 

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