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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: General splev Igor <gensplevigor2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:57:12 -0800
Subject: Attn: Very Urgent

UNITED NATION REMITTANCE OFFICE
DIRECTOR DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
ACCRA-GHANA
ATTN CONTRACT BENEFICIARY,
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR FUNDS.#:
GHRCBN/NNPC/FGN/MIN/010.



Attention:


The United Nations Debt reconciliation Committee Accra-Ghana hereby bringing
to your immediate notice and urgent attention that United Nations in
collaboration with remittance department and the African Union have finally
approved your overdue contract/inheritance payment. A man by name Mr. Bernd
Luettge of Germany resident in USA sent to our office an application letter
stating that you are dead and that you have instructed him to be the
beneficiary also that you told him to act as your Next of Kin to receive
your payment in his account. We are writing to know if this is true, if you
at any time gave this man the power of attorney to represent you,
furthermore if you are aware, your payment of $15.5M will be wire to his
offshore account he provided to the bank.



If you are not aware of the above information, do immediately re-confirm
your correct account details so that your funds can be wire to your provided
account with no further delay as we have instructed our remittance office to
process payment, if we do not hear from you within 4 working days from the
date this message was sent, the said amount will be remit to Mr. Bernd
Luettge,

Also note that from the record in our file, the approved estimated amount of
$15.5 million dollars Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) will be wire to your account by our corresponding bank (Natwest
Bank plc london).


GEN. SPLEV IGOR,
DIRECTOR DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE.
UNITED NATIONS (AFRICA),
Tel: +233 543 089 483
Fax: +23321814 480

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