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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: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <Info@co.org>
Reply-To: mohammedibnchbas_unorg@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:23:41 -0700
Subject: THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS COUNCIL | DEAR BELOVED ONE IN
CHRIST CONGRATULATION



THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES=
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF UNIT=
ED STATES OF AMERICA IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK. OUR REF: U.N/WBO/042UK=
/2016 NEW YORK Congratulations Beneficiary george@thefishmarket.net [1]Unit=
ed Nation goal to eradicate global poverty before 2020. [2]Financial suppor=
t to individuals,family and organization with bright purpose to fund their =
project. [3]World,community,development. [4]Your email was submitted by the=
all world email providers and was chosen through balloting system. [5]The =
beneficiary will sponsor the claim charges as regards the claim of your fun=
d. Hope all is well with you and Your family? You may not understand why th=
is mail came to you. In regards to the recent meeting between the United Na=
tions and the Present United States Government to restore the dignity and E=
conomy of the Nations,Base on the Agreement with the World Bank Assistance =
to help and make the world a better place for all with the sole aim of abol=
ishing poverty. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which=
ended 2 days ago. The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the =
United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed=
a mandate to the current president of Nigeria his Excellency President Muh=
ammadu Buhari to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to F=
oreigners and to Compensate all that have lost their hard earned money to t=
he Nigeria Fraudsters. This email is to all the people that have been scamm=
ed in any part of the world, THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS have agreed to=
compensate them with the sum of US$8,500,000 ( Eight Million Five Hundred =
United State Dollars) This includes every foreign contractors that may have=
not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished tr=
ansaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problem=
s,Contracts Sum, Lottery/Gambling etc.Your name and email was in the list s=
ubmitted by our Monitoring Teams of Economic and Financial Crime Commission=
(EFCC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) observers and this is=
why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed=
. You are advised to contact Lawyer Mohammed Ibn Chambas, of Ghana as he is=
our Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West =
Africa (UNOWA). contact him immediately for your CHEQUE worth the total sum=
of US$8,500,000 ( Eight Million Five Hundred United State Dollars) This fu=
nds are in DRAFT Form for security purpose ok? So he will send it to you vi=
a DHL courier company and you can clear the CHEQUE in any bank of your choi=
ce in your country. Contact Him immediately for your cheque Delivery with t=
he following information. 1. Full name: 2. Your Country: 3. Address where y=
ou want him to send the cheque(P.O Box not acceptable) 4. Telephone Number:=
5. Fax Number: 6. Marital Status: 7. Occupation: 8. Sex: 9. Age: 10. Passp=
ort : Person to Contact: Mohammed Ibn Chambas (contact agent) Email: mohamm=
edibnchbas_unorg@yahoo.com Phone Number: +2347030855075 Give him your File =
Reference (RE-0017-UN) and you are free to contact him via telephone number=
, it will be better to call him and once you do that he will ask you of you=
r File Reference number which is (RE-0017-UN), this file reference number i=
s very important and gives him access to get through to your file and email=
you back quickly once he confirms your email and your delivery details. Th=
anks for adhering to this instructions and once again accept our congratula=
tions. Good luck and kind regards, Making the world a better place, Mr. Ban=
Ki-Moon Secretary-General United Nations (UN).... http://www.un.org/sg/

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