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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: "Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsingabritt@diploma.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 04:55:57 -0800
Subject: Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius.

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting And Investigations Division
Attention: Beneficiary
This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria from New York yesterday for
the funeral of their Late president Umaru Musa Yaradua who died on Wednesday
5th May, 2010.
I was mandated to come to Nigeria for the burial of their late president
anda to meet with the New President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan over series of
complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe,
Oceania, Antarctica,South America and the United States of America
respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the rate of
scam/fraudlent activities going on in their country.
As mandated by my boss Mr. Ban Ki-Moon,I have meet with their current
president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in the early hour of today over the issue of
fraud and unclained inheritance/ contract payments and claimed ignorant of
all but promised to make sure every affected beneficiary recieves their
rightful entitlments before the end of next week.
The Goodnews I have for you now is that Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has promised
to pay a part-payment of $2M to all affected beneficiaries. Due to the rate
of scams in Nigeria, the UN officials and the Nigerian Federal Executive
Council have signed a memorandum that you will not pay any fee of any kind
to Nigeria but a UN/ Nigerian Presidential Payment release BOND fee of $300
I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I advise that you
 
respond urgently to this message so that I can advise you on how to make the
payment of $300 for immediate confirmation of your fund into your account.
I await your urgent so that you can confirm your fund in your account before I depart to New York.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius.

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