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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: "dr_tunde philip" <tundephilip@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:49:08 +0100
Subject: STOP ORDER ON THE DELIVERING OF BANK DRAFT VALUED

STOP ORDER ON THE DELIVERING OF BANK DRAFT VALUED
AT US$9M

It has come to the attention of this office through
the United Nation Monitoring, Verification and
Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) that you are scheduled
and mandated under the law guiding united Nation
international money transfer which authorizes the
shipment of your Bank Draft valued at US$9M
(Nine Million United States Dollars) only
of Doug Snell residing at the following address:
4101 Nasa Parkway, 217Seabrook, TX 77586 Usa.

Which has duly complied with all obligatory protocols
under international transfer act? However, be informed
that with the information reaching us from United
States of America secret Intelligent service through
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) regards to the
possible movement of illegal fund transfer, with newly
terrorist alert in United States and caution by the
homeland security in conjunction with the security
council agreement, this office is placing A STOP ORDER
EMBERGO on the above Movement of your first securities
and finance of Nigeria Bank Draft with the total value
of US$9M until the beneficiary obtain UN World
Anti-terrorist/Drug free Certificate issued from this
office in Nigeria where the fund originated.

This is to avoid any further investigation or
inspection by the office of home land security after
the clearance of parcel that contains the said Bank
Draft , the UN World Anti-terrorist/Drug
free Certificate will automatically clear and covers
the transfer of anti-terrorist clearance, money
laundering and drug free clearance certificate.

Moreover, with the law guiding united nation (UN)
Money transfer under United Nation money transfer
policy constitution of 1972 section 4 article 36B- F
Paragraph 7 page 56 as amended in 1986 of the same
constitution section 28 Article 19A-E paragraphs 2 and
3, which states clearly that any transfer or shipment
of financial instrument such as bank cheques,bank
draft, drafts etc or cash transfers to be made from
one country / state to another exceeding/worth or
value more than US$900,000 (Five hundred thousand
United States Dollars) MUST obtain properly the above
mentioned clearances from our office prior to the
movement/transfer of the said funds.

The total cost of the UN World Anti-terrorist/Drug
free Certificate of the above mention clearance
certificate from this office is USD4,300 (four
Thousand Three Hundred United States Dollars) only
which takes within 48 working hours to be issued and
once this clearance is obtained, the
release code will mandate the immediate RELEASE ORDER
of the Bank Draft or funds to its destination.

Note: however, as an American/ beneficiary of the said
inheritance from Nigeria, you should be aware that, it
is against the law guiding United Nation (UN) under
article 25 which states clearly that, members of the
United Nations agree to accept and carry out the
decisions of the security council in accordance with
the present charter and with the monetary regulation
by the (G.D.D.P) which makes it unlawful to transfer the said
funds without fully issuance of UN World
Anti-terrorist/Drug free Certificate and transfer
permission from this office having in mind
the havoc created by the September 11, 2001 TERRORIST
attack in American and the recent attack in the city
of London UK which occurred on the 9th day of July,
2005.

further question concerning this issue, please contact
the United Nations Regional Manager here in Nigeria
in the person of (Dr.angel shepard) on the Email:
angelshepard_416@yahoo.com.To avoid further action,
instruct the beneficiary of this fund to make the
payment for the issuance of
the UN World Anti-terrorist/Drug free Certificate to
office.

Otherwise the said shipment of the Bank Draft, will be
confisticated within 76 hours from the date of this
letter

Yours truly,
Dr.Willy Mwisho
Nigerian Regional manager,
United Nations.

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