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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • unitednationsapprovedunit1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ICPC NIGERIA Anti-fraud Unit" <unitednationsapprovedunit1@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: icpcnigeriaantifraudunit@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:19:23 +0100
Subject: ATTN: Dear Beneficiary...YOUR LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT


ICPC NIGERIA
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
United Nations Approved Anti-fraud Unit
Code of Conduct Bureau against fraud, funds delay and impersonation.

Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue
Zone A9 Central Area
P. M.B 535, Garki Abuja


Our Ref: ICPC/NG/FG/08 Date: 17th/July/08

ATTN: Dear Sir/Madam


APPROVED SETTLEMENT NOTICE.

This letter will definately be amazing to you because of it's realistic
value.

Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in line with the
release of your due Payment which was delayed because you were in contact
with the wrong officials.

As the Chairman of this Anti-fraud Unit, I will like to introduce myself; I
am (Mr. Godfrey Jones) a nigerian born british citizen appointed by The
Federal Government of Nigeria and The United Nations Organisation (U.N.O)
inother to avert corruption, fraud, funds delay and impersonation. To this
bestowed Authority I took an oath of allegiance to settle all fraud victims
peacefully.

This particular Commission was initiated to detect corruption/fraud/funds
delay/impersonation of Government Officials. Secondly, we are surbordinately
mandated by The United Nations Organisation (U.N.O) and the US Government to
Settle foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid beneficiaries and contractors to
satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the world at large and also to
rekindle our country's reputation as the giant of Africa.

Presently, we are being paid by the American government inother to avert
internet fraud, corruption, funds delays and impersonation here in Nigeria.
So far, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Florence Reeves, Mr. Joseph
Bedford etc).

You are being contacted by this office today dated (17th/July/08) because
your Case File (A) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet
and we are ready to Pay you at this moment. From our Intelligent
investigations made secretly, we discovered that you are a victim of
fraud/funds delay.

This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled by the Nigerian
Government/ICPC-Nigeria from our initial Deposit Account with First Bank Of
Nigeria Plc. You will be settled with the actual amount which you lost in
your previous transaction, including the actual Funds which you are supposed
to receive as a beneficiary.

Your settlement will be actualized within 3 working days after your response
to this Official Letter.

For further clearification/investigation kindly send the below informations
to us immediately:

1. Your Full Name and residential address.
2. Mobile or Telephone Number and Fax Number (for regular official contact).
3. Your inheritance funds value or contract funds value.
4. Amount which you lost previously.

These above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry out our
verification processes and after that your settlement Funds will be Paid to
you accordingly.

Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment
because here in this office, we have alot of listed victims to be settled.

We await your immediate response via this email Address.Reply to: (
unitednationsapprovedunit1@gmail.com)


Officially Closed by,

Mr. Godfrey Jones.
Chairman ICPC Nigeria.


Cc:
The Accountant General of the Federation.
The Federal Ministry of Finance (F.M.F).
The Presidency.
First Bank of Nigeria Plc.


CERTIFIED TRUE COPY.


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