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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: "peterson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrewwolley80@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:54:34 +0100
Subject: immediate reply

•THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH EUROPEEAN UNION WORLD BANK UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION
 
do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00
 
in your favour for your Inheritance/contract entitlement/award winning payment with the UNITED NATION
to your nominated bank account.
Now you are new Payment, United nation Approval No; UN5685P,
White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331,Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No:
103, Released Code No: Be informed that we have verified your payment agreement files as
directed to us, your name
 
UNITED NATION (UN)
DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPARTMENT.
GENEVA-SWITZERLAND.
Our Ref: UN-0XX2/987/2010
EUROPEEAN UNION, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL APPROVAL PAYMENT VALUED $2.4M
appeared in the next on the list of our outstanding beneficiary to receive payment at the second quarter of the year.
SO contact: .
MR ANDREW WOLLEY on his contact Direct email: andrewwolley80@googlemail.com.
or by PHONE +44-702-401-8863, for immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim
Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore,
You are required to send bellow Information for your transfer
   
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY.
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS
5) YOUR BANK NAME:
6) YOUR BANK ADDRESS:
7) ACCOUNT NAME AND NUMBER:
8) SWIFT/ROUTING NUMBER:
9) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
10) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE.
 
NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CITI BANK IS (511),
YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOUR FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE CITI BANK OF LONDON THROUGH THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR ANDREW WOLLEY,
AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW.
 
Regard. Senate CONTACT CODE (511).
OFFICER:MR ANDREW WOLLEY.
POSITION:DIRECTOR,INTL,REMMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
TELEPHONE : +44-702-401-8863
FAX NUMBER:+44 870 28 7323
•EMAIL: andrewwolley80@googlemail.com
 
Best regards
SIR FRANK PETERSON.
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING
PAYMENT UNITED NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT)
 
 

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