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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: GRACE JOHNSON <mrsgrace_31@msn.com>
Reply-To: <barristerdaveadams3@yahoo.dk>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 04:29:48 +0000
Subject: CENTRAL BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.




CENTRAL BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.DIRECTOR, SCAMMED VICTIM/$100,000 BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $100,000 USD.


CENTRAL BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United
Nations to pay 48 scam victims $100,000 USD (One Hundred Thousand
Dollars) each. Your name was indicted for this payment as one of the
scammed victims to be paid thisamount, get back to us as soon as
possible for the immediate payments of your $100,000 USD compensations
funds with your full contact information.

On this faithful recommendations, know that during the last U.N.
meetings held at Abuja the Capital of this Country Nigeria, it was
alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by
various individuals to the Nigerian scams artists operating in
syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims,
the U.N Body in conjunction with the Nigerian Government is now paying
48 victims of this operators $100,000 USD each in accordance with the
U.N. recommendations. Due to the corrupt and in efficient Banking
Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be supervised by the United
Nations Officials and the Central Bank Nigeria as the corresponding
paying bank.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 21 Beneficiaries has
been paid,half of the victims are from the United States and Indians,
we still have more 27 left to be paid the compensations of $100,000 USD
each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who
claimed to be the Directors of some certain banks, who was arrested as
one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to
communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so
ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other
criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other
victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as
well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (Motto: No Body is
Above the Law) have combined effort with the United Nation Anti-crime
commission to alleviate and redeem the image and past wounds of
foreigners and firms who were defrauded, scammed and abandoned by this
syndicates to slight down our dignities to international communities.
Many banks have been in bankruptcy today, Universal firms, Companies
and individuals due to the activity of these hoodlums. However,
investigations have shown that these people have dropped over 500,000
victims after collecting their money falsefuly, many committed suicide
and others giving by the grace of God. With the sanity presently at
hand, we have over 500 convicts at hand, 300 in kirikri prisons while
many are still awaiting trail while We still fetch for others who feel
they are wise and hope that you will be our friend by giving us more
information as per clue in apprehending them.

You can receive your compensations payments via any of this options you
Choose, Online account with central bank of Nigeria which you have to
get an account with central and make your transfer to any bank of your
choose or WIRE TRANSFERS.I shall feed you with further modalities as
soon as I hear from you.

Send a copy of your response and payment code to the Approved Attorney
to assist you get an payment order and administrative letter from the
Chief Justice of Nigerian office to enable the paying bank started
processing of payment:

Approved Attorney Barrister David Adams
SCAMMED VICTIM REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $100,000 USD.
Email: barr_daveadams1@live.com
Email: barristerdaveadams3@yahoo.dk

Waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.

Yours faithfully,

MRS.GRACE JOHNSON
SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $100,000 USD.

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