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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: "allen allen smith" <allensmith5a@biz.by>
Reply-To: charlesmaynard48@live.com
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:06:21 +0100
Subject: FROM ALLEN SMITH


FROM ALLEN SMITH
CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
CONTRACT ON PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM UNITED NATIONS
AND USA GOVERNMENT

SIR. ALLEN SMITH

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,

U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL HAS
APPROVED TO PAY YOU PART PAYMENT VALUED $8.5M FOR 2008 FUND APPROVAL.
The British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK,
NIGERIA ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with
your Release Code: GNC/3650/02/08 in your favor for your contract
entitlement Been Your Inheritance Fund Or Award Winning Payment With UNITED
NATIONS, to your nominated bank account.

Now your new Payment,United nations Approval No; NG567P, White House
Approved No: WH5CV, Reference No.-30295, Allocation No: 3426 Password No:
7644, Pin Code No: k875 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 875,
Released Code No: 059; Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No: -8575;
Secret Code No: XXTN554, Having received these vital payment number,
therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with
the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR.
CHARLES MAYNARD, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE CITIBANK, NIGERIA, with
the help of monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our
official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United
Nations, has look up to make sure you receive your Fund. So contact: MR
CHARLES MAYNARD on his contact information, Direct Citibank Telephone
Number: 234-703-968-8709, Email: charlesmaynard48@live.com, For immediate
release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim be informed that
you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are
required to send bellow information for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) CONTACT TELEPHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK NAME:
6) BANK ADDRESS:
7) ACCOUNT NO.:
8) ROUTING/SWIFT CODE NO.:
9) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
10) COPY OF ANY VALID FORM OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With Citibank Is "024" You
Are Advice To Send Your Full Banking Information To The Citibank Nigeria,
International Remittance Director Headed By Mr. Charles Maynard And Make
Sure You Speak With Him, With Your New Payment Code For The Release Of Your
Payment And Send To Him All Your Banking Information Now.

Contact Person: Mr. Charles Maynard
Position: Head Of International Remittance Citibank Of Nigeria.
Telephone Office/Bank: 234-703-968-8709,
Email: charlesmaynard48@live.com

CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT, ON PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM UNITED
NATIONS AND USA GOVERNMENT.

Sir. Allen Smith

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