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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: "Federal Bureau of Investigation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <non.simon@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 03:20:02 +0800
Subject: ATTN: Beneficiary,

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION (U.N.O)
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION
UNITED NATIONS 2010 SCAM VICTIMS
COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: MAY/PHBPLC/06654/09 ($3.5Million USD)

This is to bring to your notice that we have concluded arrangements
with the UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE ,The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible for security and crime F.B.I
International human right commission to pay 100 victims of scam the
sum of $3.5USD (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars Only each).You are listed and approved for this payment as
one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount
and You are required to get back to this office as soon as possible
for the immediate payments of your $3.5Million USD
compensation funds. On this faithful recommendations,it might also
interest you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at
Washington Dc, USA, it was alarming on the money lost by various
individuals to the scam artists operating in syndicates all over
the world today and in other to
compensate victims, the United nations is now paying 100 victims
$3.5Million USD each in accordance with the International Human
Right Commission recommendations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in most Banks ,
payments are to be made by this respective and most reliable bank
here in Malaysia under funding assistance by World Bank and United
Nations Organization. According to the number of applicants at
hand,53 Beneficiaries has been paid, over a half of the victims are
from the United States, we still have an outstanding of 47 scam
victims left to be paid, other victims who have not been contacted
can submit this information as stated below for scrutiny and
possible consideration.

You are required to forward the information listed below to
the recomended bank on their information as stated below,
1 Your full name:
2 Yourresidential address:
3 Your direct phone number:
4 Your file reference number stated above:
5 Your age:
5 Profession

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible for security and crime.FBI
Thanks for your co-operation.









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