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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: Mr John Mark <jjmark47@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jjmark001@sify.com
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:02:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Payment $1.950,000.00 USD



UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION
UNIT IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK
From:, Special Envoy to
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
Contact DHL Courier for delivery
:E-MAIL: infodhlservicebj@inMail24.com
 
Attention:
 
We have been having a meeting for the past 7 months which just ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been victim in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate you with the sum of US$1,950,000.00, for self support.This is regarding the draws he organized before he left the office to help individuals to own a self charity organization also for your to build your Personal Company/organization so as to help the less privileged in there society.
 
This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
contract, inheritance sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems and the World financial Crisis etc. We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed You are advised to contact Mr Nelson Febian of DHL Courier office in Benin Republic, as he is our representative in Benin, contact him immediately for your Cheque/ International Bank Draft of USD$1,950,000.00.
 
This funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose ok?, so he will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice. Therefore, you should send him your full Name... telephone number.... Postal Address..., Pass Port or Driver's Licence... where you want him to send the Draft to you. Contact Mr. Nelson Febian immediately for your Cheque at the given address below:
 
Comapny Name: DHL Courier.
Contact Person: Nelson
E-MAIL: infodhlservicebj@inMail24.com
PHONE:  +229 93 80 66 48  
 
I apologize on behalf of my organization for any delay you might have
encountered in receiving your fund in the past. Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Bank Draft. Making the world a better place.
 
Regards,
Office of Secretary-
General Ban Ki-Moon.
Ms Anita Hall Financial officer
United Nations..
http://www.unorg/sg





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