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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: "United Nation" <un_investigation@msn.com>
Reply-To: unitednation011@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:19:07 +0000
Subject: Re: For Immediate Release?

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF UNITED STATES

THE WHITE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE UNDER

Ref: FCC/10746/VCP3-05/06

For Immediate Release

Head Office: Carlton Streets Buffalo,

NY 14263, USA

Tel.: +1 716 …

Branch Office: Southern California,

Los Angeles, California, USA.

 

CONTRACTOR’S, LOTO’S GAME WINNINGS FUND

APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITIES

 

Distinguished Contractor's Be Warn,

Please see Attached file and it is in your own interest to stop further communications with whosoever it may be and correspond only to the financial officer designated to pay your funds directly into your account via wire transfer.
 
Henceforth every foreign business transactions being carried out with any outside personal outside the understated officer should be put on hold and every payment information forwarded for immediate payment transfer, business in this categories; Contracts executed with the Governments, NNPC, Contractor's, Beneficiary's, International Lotto’s Games Winnings, Next Of Kin Payments and all forms of transactions in like manners are directed to comply with this order information for your Fund payment as it has been approved, provided all information’s are intact and current information’s and bank details resent for final Fund Transfer.
 
You are to contact the Payment and Verification Department:
Name: Mrs. Ngozi Johnson
E-mail:  pcsgov0@gmail.com


Please you have to know that this is investigation and you are to comply with all our instruction and keep me updated with any information from the Central Bank of
Nigeria.
 
United Nation Top Urgent Respond
Expect to read from you soonest.
 
Mr. Ken Mehlman
Office of Investigation
United Nation Contractors Notification!

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