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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: "ALEX EGO" <alex_ego1@mobimail.mn>
Reply-To: alexekweego@live.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:57:44 +0100
Subject: CHANGE OF ACCOUNT ON YOUR BENEFICIARY FILE


UNITED NATION FINANCIAL REGULATORY MONITORING
TEAM(U.N.F.R.M.T) INCONJUCTION WITH THE INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICE AND
OTHER RELATED MATTERS COMMISSION(ICPC). AFRICA HEADQUARTERS: 131 SHAIKIRU
STREET LAGOS HOUSE, IKEJA QUARTERS, LAGOS NIGERIA.
MOTTO: NO MAN IS ABOVE THE LAW.
Re: Intercepted Transfer Of (USD$10,3million) By
United Nation Financial Monitoring Team(U.N.F.R.M.T).

Attn: Beneficiary,

It was reported by the United Nation Financial Monitoring team to our
Minister for Foreign Affairs in your country base on the Global Financial
meeting with all Apex Banks within and outside the United Nation in other to
control money laundering activities and to ensuring that all banks pay
foreign contractors, lottery winnings, Charity Donations and Inheritance
Proceed originating from its country to the bonafide beneficiary. It was
discovered that your impending Funds of Ten Million, Three Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only(USD$10,300,000.00) is currently been withheld
base on transactional irregularities and unprofessionalism. We have
investigated your transaction through the Apex and some commercial banks and
noticed that you have made several attempts to transfer your funds but to no
avail. Our investigation continued to the Judiciary upper house and the
Senate monitoring team gave an unsatisfactory report to your transaction,
hence the chairman is presently under investigation for conspiracy and with
an intension to divert your funds. We have in our powers as the only and
approved office by the United Nation Financial Regulatory Team, inconjuction
with the African Union(A.U) and Economic Community of West Africa
States(ECOWAS) to ensure that all financial transactions orignating from
Africa which are not completed should be directed to us. For all uncompleted
transaction within the African continent, from North and East Africa will be
paid via Africa Development Bank(ADB), Those within the West and South of
Africa will be settled via Union Bank of Nigeria and all payments that has
been transferred to any corresponding bank within Europe, America, Asia and
Australia will be paid only via a London paying Bank. This authority has
been bestowed on the United Kingdom as one of the first countries of the
world to move for a United Nation in other to promote peace and stability in
the entire globe. We have taken absolute possession of your unpaid funds
worth SD$10,3million as this is in onsonance with the law guiding this
organization as approved by the United Nation Financial Regulatory team. It
might interest you to know that some individuals has made endless effort to
transfer your funds but unfortunately their effort was abortive as we
intercepted their action and such person will be interrogated and if found
guilty, they shall be brough to book. Below is your information with us but
we still advise that you re-confirm this again as we shall not be held
responsible for any misdirection of your transfer.

Bank name:USBank
1015 Industry Road
Lexington,Kentucky 40505
A/C Name:
A/C# 189706657
Routing# 034577123
Swift Transfer# usbkus44imt

You are advised to call the telephone number below for oral and important
discussion, Should you fail to call or respond as advised then we shall have
no option than to confiscate these funds in agreement with the law governing
this organization as such funds will be declared unclaimed. We promise to
give you our professional service that will ensure your quick receive of
your funds within 7days. you are requested to contact me by this
e-mail:alexekweego@live.com <e-mail%3Aalexekweego@live.com>

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Alex Ekwe Ego
Head:ICPC
Direct Line+2348088438860

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