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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: "Barrister.Paul Edward" <infonicolis@alice.it>
Reply-To: barrister.gilbert.j.esq.org@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:42:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM THE UNITED NATION AUTHORITY,RESPOND VERY URGENT!

Attention To This Urgent Message!



We are hereby to notify to you that after our last meeting hold on 30th of
October/2015 in West Africa, We the United Nations Authorities Office here have
agreed to Compensate all the Scam Victim effectively from the West African with
the sum of $1.5 Million,USD each. And your Email was among on the 20 Lucky
peoples to receive this offer. However., the fund have been arrange through
MasterCard ATM which is the latest instruction from Mr.Ban Ki Moon UN Secretary
General.

Therefore, you are thereby advise to kindly contact the rightful person in
charge of delivery your Package ATM CARD to you on this bellow info:

Contact Person: Barrister.Gilbert Jean
Email:(barrister.gilbert.j.esq.org@gmail.com)
Telephone# 00229 6806 9396

Kindly reconfirm to him with this bellow info

1 Full Name:
2 Country:
4 Telephone:
3 Delivery Address:
5 Your Age:
6 Your Occupation:
7 Your Valid ID:


Regards:
Barrister.Paul Edward UN Correspondent in Cotonou Republic Du Benin.
Jim Yong Kim World Bank president
Mr.Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General

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