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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: "SGT LINO TELVIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scottadams@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:36:23 -0500
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARIES.

SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $1 Million USD
Attn: Beneficiary
 
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to Barclays Bank of United Kingdom to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $1 Million each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $1 Million.USD compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at United Kingdom, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the loose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the country is now paying 100 victims of this operators $1 Million each, Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in United Kingdom, the payments are to be paid by Barclays Bank of United Kingdom {UK} as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the National west minister bank London.
 
According to the number of applicants at hand, 64 beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 20 left to be paid the compensations of $1 Million each.
 
Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates, who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to them for any reason what so ever, the US secret service and FBI is already on trace of the criminals.
 
You can receive your compensations payments via any of the both options you choose, DRAFT PAYMENTS or WIRE TRANSFERS; I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.
 
Send a copy of your response to below Email on choice of your funds remittance.
 
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IF WIRE TRANSFERS CONTACT:- Email : bconline@accountant.com
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IF DRAFT PAYMENTS BY A DELIVERY COMPANY CONTACT:- 
Mr., Scott Adams
Email: scottadams@w.cn
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Please Fill Below In Return Mail:-
1. Full Names:   
2. Residential Address: 
3. Phone Number:
4. Fax Number:
5. Occupation:  
6. Sex:  
7. Age : 
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:
Yours faithfully,
SGT Lino Telvin
De-facto Chief Compensation Officer
United Nations Compensation Committee
United nations Anti-fraud Comm.
Head Office U.K +44 70457 57170
 

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