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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: Board Managements/UN <web302424@singnet.com.sg>
Reply-To: uniasc12@live.com
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:36:25 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Your/Swift Response Required Immediately

United Nations Inter-Agency Standing
Committee (IASC),
"UN Inter-agency humanitarian preparedness
and response plan, 1-2 Hatfileds, SE1 9PG.
United Kingdom

Dear Officials correspondents
Beneficiary

I wish to inform you about the complains
lay-down on our desk, and Following the
complains which we received in this office
Dated 29th of Feb 2010, regarding some
fraudulent activities that is going on all
over the world, therefore I would appreciate
to dully inform you of the out come of the
meeting held between the board management of
this office and United Kingdom in our office,
United nation liaison office here in UK,
Financial Institution Regulatory Board in
conjunction with the Ministry of finance in
UK, In respect to all the victims of fraud
activities who are deemed some peoples facing
a big financial difficulties in this Global
world, and Due to your effort, sincerity,
courage and trust worthiness you showed at
the course of assisting them to receive there
unexciting fund,

Therefore at this junction, we have landed to
a conclusion after our board meeting to
compensate about 10 countries as mentioned in
this mail, to some of this fraud victims all
over Middle East / Asia countries Europeans
Countries USA and Africa, to show them
gratitude with the total sum of
(£500,000.00GBP) Five Hundred Thousand Great
British Pounds to each an every one of them
which we receive there email through email
generating balloting after our meeting.

Note: All the arrangement to pay off this
compensation to an each of every one it may
concern has been ready to offset there
payment with immediate effect through
Standard Chartered Bank UK, and the staffs
have been in wait for your response since
ever the deposit was made on behalf of the
concerns beneficiary’s selected among all
this mentioned Countries listed above,
moreover in this regard your immediate
compliance to our stipulated instruction and
guidelines will aid the immediate/swift
transfer of your fund compensation of
(£500,000.00GBP) Five Hundred Thousand Great
British Pounds, into your Bank Account,
within 24-48HRS as promised, only abiding
with our rules will satisfy and guarantee
this transfer, and I would like to inform you
that the processing of your payment has
commenced for a direct wire transfer into
your account. We are hereby requesting you to
reconfirm to us your full contact details as
stated bellow. To enable us to work In-Line
with Standard Chartered Bank UK which we have
been approved and assigned with our signatory
management board of directors in this office
United nation liaison office.

RECONFIRMATION OF ACCOUNT DETAILS AND
RESDENCIAL ADDRESS:

A) Your Full Account Details:-
B) ID Proofs. OR Passport sized photograph:-
C) Your Email ID:-
D) Your Direct Mobile Number:-
E) Residential House Address:-


Please do confirm your readiness to perform
this task immediately you received this mail
and proceed and follow my instruction, to
enable Standard Chartered Bank UK to affect
the transfer immediately, because they will
open an online bank account with you in there
bank so that you will use your hand to
transfer the fund online to your designated
local bank account in your country, and
further details of the bank Standard
Chartered Bank UK will be given to you upon
your prompt response to this mail today.

Here is my private ID to contact me for an
urgent response
Private E-Mail:UNiasc12@live.com

Waiting for your prompt response today

Thanks in anticipations
Board Managements/ United nation liaison
office /UK

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