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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 NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <daniel.wilson@1email.eu>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:04:18 +0200
Subject: UNITED NATIONS /// WORLD BANK COMPENSATION UNIT!!!!!

UNITED NATIONS / WORLD BANK COMPENSATION UNIT.
Our Ref: U.N/WBO/042SWISS/2010.

Attention:

You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting for the past 7 months which just ended few days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world especially in Africa, the UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate over 250 scam victims, with the sum of USD$815,950,00.

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 problems etc. We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You can view the link so that you can know more about the compensation
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

Banco SANTANDER BANK SPAIN AND CITI BANK PLC UK, are the corresponding paying bank under the funding assistance of the UNITED NATIONS, for that is where most victims have been scammed of their hard earned money

You will receive your reimbursement via ATM PAYMENTS UNIT. Also for the Delivery of the ATM CARD to you, you are in obligation to obtain, a Duly Sworn Affidavit from USPIS Liaison Officer in Spain, which will back up the Origin of your Fund. You should therefore contact our payee officer here to get the Sworn Affidavit for you.

Below is his contact information and NOTE THAT THE COST OF THE AFFIDAVIT IS $90 ONLY and You are required to contact the payee officer in charge and send your proper information's to him together with the payment fee of $90 and Your call is highly important and copy of your response is expected with the following information, With this code (CODE 1122 AS THE SUBJECT)

Full Name:
Full home address:
Telephone:
Bank Name:
occupation:
Age:
Sex:
Email:

PAYEE OFFICER:

Rev. Dr. Daniel Wilson
Email: daniel.wilson@1email.eu
Phone: 011 34 634 141 111
Fax: 011 34 917 692 831

I apologize on behalf of my organization for any delay you have might encountered in receiving your fund in the past. Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you get your ATM card. Making
the world a better place.

Regards

Ban Ki-Moon.
(UN Secretary-General)
http://www.un.org/sg/

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