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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 ORGANISATION" <unofiu@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:33:29 +0100
Subject: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO YOUR PAYMENT

                                                
                                  UNITED NATION ORGANISATION
                FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT, UN COMMISSION PLAZA
                                               ABUJA-NIGERIA
                                      TEL/FAX: 234 805 574 8984
 

DIRECT FROM: UN FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT, PROF. DAVID DANGOTE
HEAD OFFICE: UN COMMISSION PLAZA ABUJA
OUR REG: UN23/BC4/04                           
NETWORK FASCIMILES
 
                         
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT
 

 
Sequel to incessant negative reports and complaints by the international community concerning the high degree of extortion of funds by some fraudulent and corrupt Nigerians who parade themselves as what they are not and use exalted offices to perpetuate scam thereby running down the international standing of there country which we have come to salvage by the joint action of the presidency together with the national assembly comprising the upper and lower house and the heads of all the diplomatic corps whose concerns are in Nigeria and citizens affected.
 
After the end of this three-day high-powered meeting of the international bodies that was presided over by his Excellency the president of the federal republic of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo with Members of the UNITED NATION ORGANISATION,
FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT. two major communiqué was issued thus,
 
1) The formation of a UNITED NATION otherwise referred to as FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT, UN COMMISSION whose primary responsibility would be to monitor all international money transfer to foreign beneficiary and direct and guide them against further involvement with all the people they have had previous engagements with.
 
2) The appointment of a sole director for all international money transfer who also has been accorded all the power to withhold any transfer he feels has not satisfactorily met all conditions for transfer.
 
In view of the above communiqué issued you are hereby directed to open up immediate contact with our corespounding bank in Malaysia, the office of the director for international transfers on this contacts below:
 
BANK NAME: CONTINENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK  
BANK ADD: LEVEL 011 MENARA PROMET,
          JALAN ISMAIL 5022 KUALA
          LUMPUR MALAYSIA .  
TEL 60129026165 
FAX 60321784165 
CONTACT PERSON: MR. COOPER SMITH 
 
Open up immediate contact with him and avail yourself of this opportunity to have your contract funds transferred immediately to your nominated bank account co-ordinates.
 
Finally, be advised of the authentication your full beneficiary name, telephone and fax nimber, your postal address, your banking details and a copy of your international passport alternatively your drivers lincence. To enable the know that you are the right beneficiary.
 
Accept our congratulations in advance, 

BEST REGARDS, 
 
UN HIGH COMMISSION. PROF. DAVID DANGOTE
HEAD OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ABUSE AND CONFLICT
RESOLUTION COMMISSION
 
 


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