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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: "U.N=2209" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <directpayee2209@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:24:30 -0000
Subject: Contact Mr Lan for your ATM CARD!!!

Attention Beneficiary,
How are you today Hope all is well with you and family We have been having a meetings since early this year as to find possible means of compensate with the secretary to the United Nation. this message is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world,United Nation have agreed to compensate them with the sum of Four hundred and fifty thousand dollars 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. Our investigation show's that a lot of people are going through stress and poverty because as a result of scam, that's why we introduced this programmer in conjunction with the World Bank as a means of compensate the victims.Your E-mail Address is among those in our list that why we contacted you, these have been agreed upon and have been signed. you are advised to contact Mr Lan Greenstreet Director of Diamond Bank of Nigeria his our re

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Name: Mr.Lan Greenstreet Director of Diamond Bank of Nigeria.
Email: directpayee2209@gmail.com

Thanks and God bless you and your family Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your ATM CARD. Making the world a better place
Regards,

Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon
http://www.un.org/sg/
Making The World Better Place .

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