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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 <ugoanyanwu1200@att.net>
Reply-To: eze.compensation.chris9@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:34:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER



(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT) UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME) DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS. ADDRESS; 870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-NEW YORK NY 10017 WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX028/2010

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION PAYMENT CIRCULAR OF US$10.7MILLION
DOLLARS

ATTENTION:

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW WHO I AM AND THE URGENCY OF THIS CIRCULAR NOTICE COMING FROM MY DESK FOR THE FIRST TIME, I AM MR. BAN KI-MOON, SECRETARY TO (UNITED NATIONS). THE SUPERVISOR OF ALL CONTRACTS IN (UN), BUT IT IS UNFORTUNATE DISCOVERING THAT UP TILL NOW, YOUR DEBT BALANCE IS STILL OUTSTANDING, DESPITE REFLECTION OF YOUR TRANSFER SLIPSHOWING THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS PAYMENT HERE YESTERDAY.

MY MESSAGE TODAY IS TOINFORM YOU OF THE CIRCULAR TRUE REPORTS OF FINDING SUBMITTED LAST WEEK BY (CBN) CONTRACT VERIFICATION DEBT PAYMENT COMMISSION BETWEEN JANUARY 4TH 2010-JULY 30TH 2010, SET-UP BY MR. PRESIDENT ALHAJI MUSA YAR'ADUA, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CONTRACTORS RECEIVE THEIR FUND PAYMENT BEFORE THE END OF THIS QUATER.

HERE IS THE INFORMATIONS WE NEEDED FROM YOU BELOW:

(1) YOUR FULL NAME:
(2) PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE NUMBER#:
(3) COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND ADDRESS:
(4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
(5) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT OR SCANNED IDENTITY TO PROVE YOU.

TODAY THROUGH A PRESIDENTIAL MEMO REF:WB/NF/UN/XX028/09, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN 10 DAYS AUTHOMATTUM TO EXPEDITE PAYMENT ACTIONS TO THIS LISTED UNJUSTLY DENIED CONTRACTORS WHOSE DEBT FUNDS WAS USED TO FLOAT ILLICIT MONEY LAUNDERING BY SOME CORRUPT OFFICIALS DURING THE FORMER (CBN) GOVERNMENT/PRESIDENCY THAT TELLS ALL MANNER OF LIES TO KEEP YOU BUSY WITH MERE PAPERS WORKS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE DIRECTOR COMPUTER PAYMENT DEPARTMENT IN THE NAME OF:

MR.CHRIS EZE
TEL: +234 8059639519
E-MAIL:(eze.compensation.chris9@gmail.com )

AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THIS DEPARTMENT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT FOR YOUR QUICK COMPENSATION PAYMENT SETTLEMENT, WHICH THE UNITED NATIONS HAVE MANDATED THIS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE ON YOUR BEHALF WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.

BEST REGARDS
MR. BAN KI-MOON
SECRETARY TO (UNITED NATIONS)

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