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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: "Dr Ban Ki Moon" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:09:20 -0300
Subject: REF/PAYMENTS CODE:91829

New Page 1
SCAMMED VICTIM/ US$250,000.00 BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:91829
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

 
Official portrait of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Click photo to enlarge. BRANCH BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION.

Attn: Sir/Madam,




Note! after series of meeting that lasted for three (3) Months with the secretary General to the UNITED NATIONS. You fall on the names submitted to receive a United Nations Compensation. This goes to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred And Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars) This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government Policy etc.

Your name and e-mail was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI ) and this is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed. You are advised to contact Dr. Rodney R. Lewis of BRANCH BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, as he is our representative in USA, contact him immediately and clearly state the MODE in which you'd like to receive your compensation sum of USD$250,000.00
(Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)
This funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose he will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice. Therefore, you should Re-confirm your full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address where you want us to send the draft to.

Person to Contact
Dr. Rodney R. Lewis 
Email:
   un_dr_rodneylewis@live.com

Phone No: +(1) 206-312-5206
 

 
Good luck and kind regards,

Mr. Ban Ki Moon.
 

http://www.biblepicturegallery.com/Pictures/Symbols/United%20Nations%20l
 

Secretary General (United Nations )
Making the world a better place


 


 

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