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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: "UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION" <laurel@balancepetfoods.com.au> (may be fake)
Reply-To: info@un-ny.org
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:12:02 +1000 (EST)
Subject: COMPENSATION TO ALL SCAM VICTIMS FROM 2000 TO 2009,




COMPENSATION TO ALL SCAM VICTIMS FROM 2000 TO 2009,


Following the ongoing Declaration of the World Financial Governing
Authorities Human Rights Commissions and the International Arbitration
panel, over non compensation of scam victims, The World Financial
Governing Authorities has set up a special panel called the (Foreign Debt
Reconciliation Panel) (FDRP) that comprises all the World Financial
Governing Bodies, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) attached
with Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) and the Minister of finance to work
out the modalities for an amicable way of making sure that every victim of
fraud is duly compensated as a pre-condition of lifting the economic
sanction the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has
imposed on African Countries because of the activities of these fraudsters
and also to redeem the good image of the African Continent among the
committee of Nations.


It is significant to mention here that the United Nation Organization is
aware of the situation and the battered image, unholy names, international
prejudices and bias mind, prospective investors and foreign contractors
have for Africa, which is detriment to the Nation's Economy.

Owing to this development, The Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel currently
sitting in Nigeria to carry out this payment has resolved to pay every
victim of fraud the sum of US$200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) each and your Name/E-Mail is selected as one of the
victim, The World Financial Governing Authorities via IMF has compiled all
the names of the victims and has issued an ATM Card valid at US$200,000.00
to you and now ready to be sent to you by an appointed Honorable man Rev
Mark Kelechi


This is necessary through Rev Mark Kelechi so that you would not be
subjected to officers bureaucratic ineptitude and administrative
bottleneck of local bankers and their international allies, that always
hinder the transfer of fund after the beneficiary have paid all that was
ask of him, and provided all the requirements as expected of him and still
the transfer will not take place.


On this process you are Directed to contact Rev Mark Kelechi only through
his direct E-Mail; honrevmarkkelechi@msn.com , Direct Telephone number
234-805-35690164 for immediate delivery of your approved ATM Card valid at
USD200, 000.00


You are therefore advised to stop any form of communication with any other
person or organization as regard the release of any form of money to you
as it may turn to become SCAM. The Federal Government will not be held
responsible for your further communication with any person/persons,
organization, apex and Commercial Bank including security companies after
this compensation for any monetary affair that may finally become a Scam
against you therefore Contact Rev Mark Kelechi through the above and ask
for information required to expressly deliver your card to you.


We sincerely apologize on behalf of the World Financial Governing
Authorities for what you have gone through in the hands of the
unscrupulous elements and please avoid further communication of any sort
of illegal money transaction

Thanks for your Cooperation.

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General
United Nations Organization
New York

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