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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 UK <mazcvbx@verizon.net>
Reply-To: unitednations.paymentoffice@mynet.com
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:24:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your US$860,00 Compensation Payment from United Nations Awaits you.

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
HEAD QUARTERS: UN PLAZA, FIRST AVENUE
UNITED KINGDOM
OUR REF: UN.SNT/GB

To Whom It May Concern,


We wish to inform you of the recent approval of the compensation payment of Two Hundred and Sixty Five Million United States Dollars by this commission. The United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council. Its mandate is to retrieve lost funds through various law agents and also to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damages suffered as a direct result of Internet Fraud. This amount has been approved for payment through the World Bank's corresponding banks. The sum of Eight Hundred and sixty Thousand United States Dollars (us$860,000,00) only would be paid to each individual concerned. This includes foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and those that have had unfinished transactions or international businesses that failed due to Governmental troubles etc. Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of Economic and
Financial Crime Commission observers and the Internet communication monitoring team.

This is why you've been contacted, as this has been agreed upon and have been approved and duly signed by the Finance Department of the United Nations. The British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A Government, World Bank, United Nations Organization hereby gives this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for these payments to be released into your nominated receiving bank account or Through Master Card payment. And your new Payment references are as follow; United Nations Approval No: UN5285E, White House Approved No: WH88CV, World Bank Released Code No: 0261; Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No: 1420433; Secret Code No: XVTN013, Having received these vital payment numbers, therefore, you are qualified to receive and confirm your payment with the United Nations within the next 72hrs.


Henceforth, you are required to contact and communicate only with the assigned officer in charge Mr. Jones Alfred, UN Financial Services Representative/Payment Coordinator, Global Agency and Trust Services division of Bank of England, with the help of the monitoring team of JP Morgan Chase - New York, USA, which is our official remitting bank. However, the Committee on Foreign Payment Matters in United Nations has look up to make sure you receive your refund bills, therefore, contact the above mentioned official by Email for immediate release of your fund, and be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any unauthorized individual or office in line with this mandate.


For immediate proceeds, please call or email aforementioned official with the contact information below in order for him to process your payment to you via Master Card Payment or Bank to Bank wire transfer.

NB: You are advised to re-confirm your Full Name,Your Address where your Master Card will be sent to and your Phone Number.Ensure to send these information to the assigned officer to avoid transfer lapses.


Contact Person: Mr. Jones Alfred
Email: unitednation.paymentoffice@mynet.com
Contact Code (20-10-UN/UK33-503)
Position: UN Payment Coordinator,
Direct Tel/Fax: +44 704 5703101

Thank you,

Ms. Nora Phillips. (Secretary)
United Nations Compensation Commission UNCC.
United Nations, London-England.

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