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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. Rose Woods" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adbgbankplcadbg@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 23:16:38 +0100
Subject: FROM UN COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS UNIT

UN COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS UNIT.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 02245.
AMOUNT; US$32,500,000.00 .



How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not Understand why this mail came to you.


In regards to the recent meeting between the United Nations and the United States Government to restore the dignity and Economy of the Nations and also Based on the agreement with the World Bank Assistance to help and make the World a better place for all with the sole aim of abolishing poverty i send You this mail.


We have been having series of meetings for the past 6 months which ended 26th September,2017. This email is to all the people that have lost their properties In the earthquakes and tsunami and people that have been scammed in any part Of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum Of US$32,500,000.00(Thirty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).


Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team Of Economic and Financial Crime Commission observers and this is why we are Contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed.

You are advised to contact MR.DOUGLASS BENSON of African Development Bank Group as he is Our representative in Nigeria West Africa, contact him immediately for your ATM SWIFT CARD/International Bank Wire Transfer of US$32,500,000.00(Thirty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).these funds are in a Bank for security purpose so the transfer will be made to any of your designated bank account in any part of the World.

You are therefore advice to contact: MR.DOUGLASS BENSON ,Director International Remittance Department of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP the (un)payiny bank Liaison Office in Lagos Nigeria, EMAIL:afr.developmentbank@yandex.com,Tel:+234-70532-94014 to collect your original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code. As soon as you submit these codes and our payment slip to your bank, they will credit your account without delay.

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO RE COMFIRM YOUR INFORMATION TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.

Your Bank Name:
Your Bank Address:
Your Bank Account No:
Routing No:
Swift Code No:
Account Name:
Age & Occupation :
Your Driving liecnse:
Full Name:
Home Address:
Your Direct Telephone no,Mobile & Fax No:

Contact MR.DOUGLASS BENSON of African Development Bank Group immediately for your Transfer of your fund:EMAIL:afr.developmentbank@yandex.com,Tel:+234-70532-94014 and most importantly, call him on this telephone number +234-70532-94014 immediately you receive this mail to confirm the message.

Good luck and kind regards,
Mrs. Rose Woods
(UNITED NATIONS).
UN making the world a better place

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