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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 nation" <unitednation@unitednation.com>
Reply-To: reverend@mail.md
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:57:47 -0200
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION
( PAYS OUT $864 MILLION )
From: Mrs Rosemary Williams
Executive Payment Officer (UN)
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

Attention: Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your Compensation
payment file presently on my desk, and I found out that you are the nest
to
be compersated.Secondly and My name is Mrs Rosemary Williams of the
International Monetary Fund investigation unit.
Attached pictures was received and forwarded to our office here in London
UK today 30th OF jan 2010 requesting that your unclaimed fund be paid
to Messers Jacobs Enterprises. In the said letter of change of
beneficiary/ownership, representatives of messers Jacobs enterprises states
that you are dead
and as such your fund should be paid to him as the next of kin to
you.Because of the elaborate global scam, we decided to contact you for
confirmation After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have
resolved in finding a solution to your
problem, and as you may know, we have arranged the payment through our
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is the
instruction given by our president,and united nation general sec moon ,

This card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is
($10,000.00) Ten Thousand Us Dollars per day. So, if you like to receive
your fund this way, please do let us know by forwarding the below details
to
Rev john william .
Executive Director CARD PAYMENT CENTER.
Email: { reverend@mail.md }
tELEPHONE;+447035901821

Click on this link for more infromation:
(http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm)
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Address where you want the payment center to send your ATM CARD.
(3)Phone And Fax Number
(4) Your Total Fund to be received is US$2.500,000.00
Instead of losing your fund, please indicate to the Card Center the total
sum you are expecting and for your information you have stop any further
communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitate to
contact me for more details and direction, and also please do update me with
any new development.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Regards,
From: Mrs Rosemary Williams
Executive Payment Officer (UN)
United Nation organization ..
Email:unitednationcompersation@mail.md

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