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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 JON WELLS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <laurageorge0011@att.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:16:49 -0800
Subject: U.N COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $864 MILLION.

Hello,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?, You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 4 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS Ban Ki-moon. This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of $800,000 USD EACH. This includes every foreign contractors, inheritance, lottery that may have no received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems or scammers etc. You can view this page for your perusal:

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

The United Nations Compensation Commission(UNCC)has made availablea total of $863,725,490 to 27 governments and two international organizations for distribution to 370 successful claimants which you are one. This payment is made under the third phase of the payment mechanism established by the UNCC Governing Council.

We found your name and address in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.You are advised to contact Ms. Laura George of our paying center in London, United Kingdom, as she is our representative in Nigeria, contact her immediately for your Cheque / International Bank Draft of $800,000 USD, this funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose ok? so she will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE AND FAX:
4) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
5) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION:

Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With BOA Is (011), You Are Advised To Send Your Full Information To the International Remittance Director Headed By Laura George And Make Sure You Speak With Her, With Your New Payment Code For The Release Of Your Payment And Send To Her All Your Information Now. The only money you will pay is just 350 USD for the paper works, take note of that.


Contact Barrister (Ms) Laura George immediately for your Cheque:

Person to Contact: Ms. Laura George

Un Agent Officer (UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED NATIONS).
Tel: +44-703-596-2470
Fax +44-172-172-4023
Email: laurageorge011@att.net

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Bank Draft.

Making the world a better place.

Regards,Secretary- http://www.un.org

With Regards,
General Jon Wells

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