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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 <johncollins1967@ukrpost.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:39:18 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Re: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE - FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE (AFRICAN UNION
FUND RECOVERY).



UNITED NATION
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE
AFRICAN UNION FUND RECOVERY,
LONDON OFFICE: 193 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON, E17 6HP.
E-mail:unodcoffice@mailaton.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sequel to series of reports and complains received from Individuals mainly from Europe, America and Asia claiming that there funds are being held in various Banks in Africa because of the fraudulent practices by African Banks especially in Nigeria, Leaders of the G-8 decided to deliberate over this matter at the recent meeting of the G-8 in Japan and it was discovered that it is always very difficult for most Banks in Africa to do normal wire transfer because of various restrictions. Often times, officials of these Banks end up demanding monies from Beneficiaries in order to affect their fund transfers and after paying those monies, the Beneficiaries never get their funds so it was agreed that all Unclaimed Funds should be handled by United Nation who was mandated for all fund recovery to the tune of $US100billions,

We have approved US$8.5m each to be paid to each of concerned beneficiaries which should be in Cash payment through Diplomatic Courier Delivery System (Under this arrangement, your fund will be sealed in Trunk box (es) and will be locked with an unlock code that will be given to you which a UN Diplomat who has Immunity to deliver the trunks as a Diplomatic Luggage to your country). Alternatively, you can be paid by direct wire transfer via Telephone Bank transfer confirmation through United Nations accredited Bank where the recovered fund is lodged.

The United Nation (African Union Fund Recovery) was given a mandate to search through all the Banks in Africa and recover all unclaimed funds and deliver it to the Beneficiaries under the above-mentioned arrangement.

You are among the beneficiaries who?s Funds were seen as Unclaimed and you are advice to respond to this correspondence by sending us your Full Names, Address and direct Phone Numbers to this email address: unodcoffice@mailaton.com. You are required to states your choice of payment as mentioned above (Cash payment via diplomatic courier delivery system or direct wire transfer by telephone bank transfer confirmation system).

Yours Truly,

Rev. John Collins
United Nation.
FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE (AFRICAN UNION FUND RECOVERY).



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