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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: "AUDIT UNIT UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.gilbertmoore@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:15:13 +0100
Subject: AUDIT UNIT UNITED NATIONS

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
 
Attention:
 
How are you doing? Hope fine.
 
I am sorry for getting in touch to you lately, I actually traveled to one of our office at Netherlands
and right now I am back. I write to know and to ask if you have finally received your fund.
Please do give me a feed back and let me know what the situation is because the UN is waiting
to hear from you so as to process and deliver to you your fund. Keep me posted immediately as
there is no room for delay at all.
 
I wait to receive from you.
 
Acknowledge the receipt of my mail.
 
Mr Gilbert Morre
UN Assist. Director
E-mail: mr.gilbertmoore@fastwebmail.it
Ph:00 44 7024058742
 

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