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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: "United Nations Compensation Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednation-w@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:04:21 -0800
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?***Spam***?=
RE:

  
Greetings to you:



This is to bring to your notice that the United Nation/New Nigerian government has in their new transformation and fight against corruption and crime, reached an agreement to fight fraud/scam with all measures of security and as well compensate victim with a reasonable amount. Due to international image created about Nigerian here and the world at large.


On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last United Nations meetings held at New York NY with Barrack Obama United States Of American President, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose 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/United Nations is now compensating victims of this operators $3million each, Due to the corrupt and inefficient systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid under supervision of this committee under funding assistance by the World Bank. 


This opportunity has been created to warn every individual to desist from getting involved in any attempt to loot funds from Nigeria. This scam activity has rated the country in a very high corruption in the world. The United State government has decided to pay a reasonable compensation prize to every of this scam/fraud victims to reinstate them and for their loss. Most of this con-artist who impersonated people in different offices both in Nigeria and other part of the world, sending emails and letters has been apprehended. And they are to face the law.


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 him for any reason for whatsoever, the US/FBI secret service is already on trace of the criminal. I shall feed you with further information, once I hear from you. Report back to this office immediately for your compensation payment. This program is to eradicate fraud and scam in this country.


Forward your details immediately to Bank of America New York with this information below:
Susan B. Bies
Email: b.o.a.ny@live.com


Your full name:
Your current residential address:
Your current phone number:
Your gender:
Occupation:


This message has been officially signed by these offices.


(Office of the presidency)
(United Nations Compensation Commission)
(Federal Ministry of Finance)


Sincerely,


Mr. Ban Ki Moore
http://www.un.org/sg/

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