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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: chambasm234@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2017 12:58:31 -0800
Subject: THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS | CONGRATULATIONS YOUR CHECK AS BEEN SIGN OUT



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 drew4@andrewholman.com [1]United=
Nation goal to eradicate global poverty before 2020. [2]Financial support =
to individuals,family and organization with bright purpose to fund their pr=
oject. [3]World,community,development. [4]Your email was submitted by the a=
ll world email providers and was chosen through balloting system. [5]The be=
neficiary will sponsor the claim charges as regards the claim of your fund.=
Hope all is well with you and Your family? You may not understand why this=
mail came to you. In regards to the recent meeting between the United Nati=
ons and the Present United States Government to restore the dignity and Eco=
nomy 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 abolis=
hing poverty. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which e=
nded 2 days ago. The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the Un=
ited Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a=
mandate to the current president of Nigeria his Excellency President Muham=
madu Buhari to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to For=
eigners and to Compensate all that have lost their hard earned money to the=
Nigeria Fraudsters. This email is to all the people that have been scammed=
in any part of the world, THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS have agreed to c=
ompensate them with the sum of US$8,500,000 ( Eight Million Five Hundred Un=
ited State Dollars) This includes every foreign contractors that may have n=
ot received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished tran=
saction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems,=
Contracts Sum, Lottery/Gambling etc.Your name and email was in the list sub=
mitted by our Monitoring Teams of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (=
EFCC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) observers and this is w=
hy 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 o=
ur Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Af=
rica (UNOWA). contact him immediately for your CHEQUE worth the total sum o=
f US$8,500,000 ( Eight Million Five Hundred United State Dollars) This fund=
s are in DRAFT Form for security purpose ok? So he will send it to you via =
DHL courier company and you can clear the CHEQUE in any bank of your choice=
in your country. Contact Him immediately for your cheque Delivery with the=
following information. 1. Full name: 2. Your Country: 3. Address where you=
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. Passpor=
t : Person to Contact: Mohammed Ibn Chambas (contact agent) Email: chambasm=
234@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 your File Refere=
nce number which is (RE-0017-UN), this file reference number is very import=
ant and gives him access to get through to your file and email you back qui=
ckly once he confirms your email and your delivery details. Thanks for adhe=
ring to this instructions and once again accept our congratulations. Good l=
uck and kind regards, Making the world a better place, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon Secr=
etary-General United Nations (UN).... http://www.un.org/sg/

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