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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: un42@comcast.net (info@undp.org)
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 15:43:28 +0000
Subject: Award Prize

UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Corporate Headquarters
Middlesex UB7 7LT United Kingdom.


The UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM would like to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of DEVELOPMENT BOARD as the full recipient of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational,Working and business development TO receive the sum of 1,000,000.00 ONE MILLION POUNDS

The UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, established 1877 by the Multi-Million groups and now supported by the FBI,Economic Community for West African State(ECOWAS)and the European Union (EU). Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the recipients to receive the award sum of 1,000,000.00 GBP (One Million British pounds starlings) as charity donations/aid from the UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION ,ECOWAS and EU EUROPIAN UNION in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament, All beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over 100,000 internet websites around the World.

You are required to contact our company representative whom will be in charge of your claim with the below information:

FULL NAMES :
ADDRESS :
COUNTRY :
SEX :
AGE :
OCCUPATION :
E-MAIL ADDRESS :
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
Send all the requested claim information to your allocated claim officer:

Mr. Dan Cole
Email: undpverifications@yahoo.com.hk
Tell Number: +447035901229
Claims Processing Agent,
Verifications/Logistic Department.

NOTE: you will be given your secret code number,which you will use in collecting your ONE MILLION POUNDS, endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (NG-022-607AB) in all discussions. All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose to which it is been requested


Warm Regards.
Raymond Gina
(Online Announcer UNDP).

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