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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.Habibbal Qadhafl" <infoooffice@eventica.kg>
Reply-To: mrshabibbqadhafl@citromail.hu
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:12:14 +0100
Subject: Re: FROM UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION



--
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
United Nations Office,
Cotonou-Benin Republic,
YOUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX0L8 UNITED NATIONS.

Greetings,

I am authorized by the newly appointed United Nations Secretary General,
and the Governing body of the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit
Cotonou-Benin Republic, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your
payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of my
investigation, I discovered with dismay that your payment has been
unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank and Government
regulatory organization in the United States who are trying to divert
your
funds into their private accounts.

This is to bring to your notice that I am the Executive Director of the
United Nations Human Settlements Programmer (UN-Habitat) and I have been
instructed by the Secretary-General of The United Nations Ban Ki-moon to
pay 500 (Five Hundred) people who have been Victims of Internet scam.
The
United Nations has decided to pay you $800,000 USD (Eight hundred
Thousand
United State Dollars) each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims
to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the
release
of your compensation fund.

This email is to 500 (Five Hundred) selected recipients that funds has
been
extorted from. The United Nations has agreed to compensate you and every
foreign contractors that haven't received their contract sum due to
Government problems or irregularities etc.

I found your email in our list of unpaid beneficiary that is why I am
contacting you, this has been agreed upon and signed by the United
Nations
Board of Trustees from the WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMER. I discovered
that the document of your funds is intact and very much available.

Note: The United Nations Board of Director have sign your ATM VISA CARD
VALUED at US$800,000 (Eight hundred Thousand United State Dollars), This
funds are in an ATM CARD for security purpose.

My contact details are as stated below :-

Name:Mrs.Habibbal Qadhafl
Email:mrshabibbqadhafl@citromail.hu
Phone Number: 00229-97-53-74-26

Please reconfirm the following information's for your perusal.

1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Phone Number:
4.Country:
5.Occupation:
6.Sex:
7.Age:

I expect your urgent attention to this email to enable me monitor this
payment effectively. Most importantly you shall be requested to pay the
shipping fee of your ATM VISA CARD with 100% no extra charge or hidden
fees
involved.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Habibbal Qadhafl
Executive Director United Nations Human Settlements Programmer
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

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