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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- unitednationdebtrecoveryunit@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jerry Cliff" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationdebtrecoveryunit@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:53:15 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER VIA ATM CARD

Our Ref: UN-EOIJT1104 UNITED NATIONS
FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP (UNFIP)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL FUND RELEASE

Attention:Beneficiary,

PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER VIA ATM CARD

We have actually been authorized by the united nation secretary general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD and this will enable only you to have direct Control over your funds in the ATM CARD. We will monitor this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the bank.
An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the united nation secretary general. However, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions, the sum of US$8.3m (Eight Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has been credited in your favor through ATM CARD. You are therefore advice to contact:

Rev.Dr. Billy Roges,
EXECUTIVE Director International Audit Office/ATM CARD, Intercontinental Bank of Nigeria plc.
PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS: unitednationdebtrecoveryunit@yahoo.co.uk

Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM card. As soon as you establish a contact with him, an ATM card will be issued to you immediately that you can use to withdraw your funds in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Twenty Five Thousand dollars per day. So if you like to receive your funds through this means you're advised to contact the ATM card payment center with the following information as stated below:

1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND YOUR ATM CARD
TO (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
3. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER,
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH REV.DR. Billy Rogers WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS. ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS EIGHT MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively thereby making contact with Rev.Dr. Billy Rogers as directed to avoid further delay.

CONGRATULATIONS.

Mr. Jerry Cliff
ED,UNITED NATIONS

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