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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 <unitednation00000011@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <unitednationofficelondon2007@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:51:02 +0000
Subject: FROM UNITED NATIONS FUNDS CLEARANCE AUTHORITY


FROM UNITED NATIONS FUNDS CLEARANCE AUTHORITY INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCE & CERTIFICATION DEPT. 125 HOLMEAD RD, PADDINGTON, SW6 2JD LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. TELEPHONE NO: + 44 7045731949

FROM: MR. PETERSON OWEN CHAIRMAN; United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA).Telephone Number: + 44 7045731949
ATTENTION BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF: APPROVED FUNDS.RE: REALISTIC SUCCESS ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR APPROVED FUND.

This United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA) hereby write to inform you that everything is officially SET towards ensuring the perfect remittance of your Approved Amount. Our utmost priority is to ensure maximum security of your Funds' Remittance and also to protect the movement of the Fund perfecting its movement successfully into your own Nominated Bank Account. It has official come to our notice that wrong people are contacting you before Regards to this your Funds, We have Petitioned all the fraudulent and faceless Hoodlums that have been posing themselves with bogus impersonations and trying to extort money from you.

This United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA). are presently in the CRUSADE of redeeming many people from several countries (especially Americans and Asia) from the clutches of evil peoples, deceivers and Fraudsters that the devil is presently using to poison the joy of Honest men abroad. I wonder why people should be used by SATAN to defraud innocent gentlemen and confuse/ divert their contract payments at last. We have received so many petitioned in this United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA) Office, to that effect and the Disciplinary Department of African Union Office are presently tracing the Hide-outs of the culprits.

We hereby Assure you that the favour of God have located your Payment Approved File and you shall NO MORE fall into the evil net of Fraudulent people. If you are Christian, I want you to read this portion from the Holy Bible (Isaiah chapter 44 verse 25 and Book of Job chapter 5 verse 12). I tell you emphatically that this is the END of those evil doers, we must Apprehend and prosecute them accordingly. God will surely disappoint their evil desires because we have come to deliver you from their devilish hands. And, this United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA) must also ensure that your Approved fund shall Reach your Bank Account within the Next three working days. Your constant communication is Important.
Please fill the information requested form below and pass the filled form via email attachment to this office, this important and confidential information is necessary, as soon as we receive this information we shall let you know how you are going to receive your funds successfully.
FILL THIS REMITTANCE INFORMATION FORM
Beneficiary Infrormation:
Full Name:___________________________________________Address:Telephone Number:_ _____________________________Fax Number:_________________________________________Email ddress:_________________________________________Company Name:________________________________________Address of Company:___________________________________ Your Bank Coordinates - (Required Information)Name: ________________________________________________Address: ______________________________________________City and State: _________________________________________Country: ______________________________________________Postal Code or Zip Code: ________________________________Routing Number: _______________________________________Account Number: ______________________________________Swift Code: ___________________________________________Account Name: _______________________________________Account Signatory: ____________________________________Account Holder - (Required Information)Name: ________________________________________________Address: ___ ____________________________________________City; State & Country: ____________________________________Postal Code Facsimile: ____________________________________Passport No.___________________________________________Country of Origin: ____________________________________AMOUNT You are Expecting:_______________________________
Make sure to send also your Proof of Identification which can either be your International Passport OR Drivers Licence as that will prove to this Office that we are dealing with the actual (PERSON) whose Name Appears clearly in our Payment Allocation File as the entitled bonafide beneficiary of The fund. Your Success is Assured. You are Advice to Stop Any Further Communication with any Office from Now.

Congratulations for your assured success as you comply earnestly with above officially stipulated directives.
Yours Faithfully,
MR. PETERSON OWEN CHAIRMAN; United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA).
_________________________________________________________________
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