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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: Isaac Morgan
Reply-To: <organizationunitednation1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:53:06 -0600
Subject: Your Deposit/Payment Voucher

SUBJECT: Your Deposit/Payment Voucher


Dear Respected Beneficiary,

After the indoor resolution meeting held this morning by Permanent Representatives to the United Nations,Ministry of Finance
with Apex Bank Management Team,Attorney General of the Federation (Minister of Justice) in conjunction with Special Fraud
Intelligent Monitoring & Inspectorate Unit on Foreign Debt Analysis/Financial Matters,I am compelled to bring to your kind
notice that this Office has this day finally raised on your behalf, a Guarantee Deposit/Payment Voucher to the tune of US
$10.5 million due for immediate release.

This payment was granted after series of complaints,investigations and detailed review from the National Central Bureau of
Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation showing that you have unjustly lost huge sum of
money (US$) in the recent years trying to get access to your funds either by ATM card,wire transfer through various
departments,and you have also dealt with some unauthorized agents who claims to represent the IMF/World Bank,Government Tax
Offices which has led to you sending fees after fees with promises and guarantees that it was last fee and every time more
fees thereby losing close to 100,000 USD,and when you asked for payment receipt that you have paid for,nothing was given to
you in return as all was denied and ended up to be deception with broken promises.

The worst of all these evils and maltreatment on your humble person is a conspiracy and a plot to DIVERT YOUR FUNDS INTO A
DIFFERENT BANK ACCOUNTS FOR SELFISH REASONS BY ENDLESS IMPOSITION OF NON-EXISTENCE TAXES AND OUTRAGEOUS FEES.
At this point,the United Nations Secretary General in the person of Ban Ki Moon have successfully passed a mandate to the
Federal Government of Nigeria to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to individuals and organizations who
are yet to receive their supposed Contract/Inheritance funds and we wish to congratulate you because an Unconditional Waiver
has been introduced to waive away all Clearance/Bank Charges or any imposed government Taxes for further credit instruction
to the Authorized bank to release your overdue/unclaimed funds of US$10.5 million without any further delay as approved and
endorsed by IMF/World Bank Group of Auditors in conjunction with the above mentioned body.

Please note that the only fee you will pay to receive your fund is the Waiver-Notarization/Judicial Endorsement Fee of US
$125.00 only. Upon your response to this e-mail,I shall provide you with our cashier's information, so as to enable you make
the payment for the Notarization for subsequent payment of your outstanding funds by the IMF latest and certified e-payment
or special preference carriage scheme through our accredited bank in USA without any further hindrance. It is imperative for
you to know that the above statutory fee is not negotiable or deductible from your due sum as your above total amount was
approved under National Security Deposit Agreement in total fight against lapses,counter-claims or any misappropriation of
government allocation due to beneficiaries.

Sincerely,you are so lucky for this office to have discovered that so many corrupt government officials who claims to be your
agents are still working in collaboration with one Mrs.Shane Etters from North Caroline USA, who almost held the fund to
themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your overdue payment all in an attempt
to swindle your fund which has lead to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in pursuit of your payment.

Therefore,you are also warned to disengage from future pursuit of unlearned transaction to avoid any further
incessant/nefarious activities from unsolicited body that might jeopardize our teamed-efforts in this exercise.
You are not to duplicate or communicate with any one about this because we are still in trace of this internet hoodlums and
criminals.Also note that I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here,hence I would like you to urgently respond to

this crucial notice with your below details.

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone&Fax:
7. State of Origin & Country:

As soon as i hear from you,I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 48 hours.Also
call for more verbal update/voice contact on this line: +(234)8140769664.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Isaac Morgan
UN Special Envoy/Rep. to Nigeria
Directorate of Foreign Debts/Compensation Payments
In Collaboration With Federal Ministry of Justice.

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