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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: "frank peter" <frankpeter838@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: andrew._w@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:20:26 -0700
Subject: EUROPEAN UNION ORGANIZATION AND UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION


Attn:sir/madam


EUROPEAN UNION ORGANIZATION AND UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION do hereby give
this irrevocable approval order with Release Code:in your favor for your
contract entitlement/award winning payment with the UNITED NATION to your
nominated bank account. Now you're new Payment,United nations Approval
No;,White House Approved NoReference No. Allocation No:Password No: Pin
Code No: and your Certificate of Merit Payment No :Released Code No:
Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No:; Secret Code No: 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.
ANDREW WOLLEY, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE CITIBANK OFUNITED KINGDOM,
with the help and monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our
official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United
Nation, has look up to make sure you receive your fund valued $8.3m. So
contact: MR. ANDREW WOLLEY on his contact information, Direct Citibank
Telephone No +44-703 1929051 ,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) PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME(IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK DETAILS:
6) PROFESSION,AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:



NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CITIBANK IS,YOU ARE
ADVICE TO SEND YOUR FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE CITIBANK OF LONDON
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR ANDREW WOLLEY AND MAKE SURE
YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW.





OFFICER:MR ANDREW WOLLEY.
POSITION:DIRECTOR,INTL,REMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
TELEPHONE OFFICE/BANK: +44-703 1929051
FAX NUMBER: + 44 870 1346394



SIR FRANK PETERSON.
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED
NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT)

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