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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: "MRS.IYAMAH SYLVANIUS" <mrs.iyamahsylvanius@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.iyamahsylvanius@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:24:23 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM/$100,000 BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654


UNITED NATIONS, SCAM VICTIMS

COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

DIRECTOR

SCAMMED VICTIM/$100,000 BENEFICIARIES.

REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $100,000.00 USD.



Attention Sir/Ma,



This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United
Nations To Commercial Bank of Ghana to pay 150 scam victims $100,000 USD
(One Hundred Thounsand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for
this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount,you
are advised to get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate
payments of your $100,000 USD compensations funds.



On this faithful recommendations, know that during the last U.N.
meetings held at Accra, Ghana, it was alarmed so much by the world in
the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals to the Nigerian
scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In
other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the
Nigerian/Ghanain Government is now paying 150 victims of this operators
$100,000 USD each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations. Due to
the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are
to be supervised by the United Nations' Officials and the Commercial
Bank of Ghana as the corresponding paying bank.



According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has
been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have
more 36 left to be paid the compensations of $100,000 USD each. Your
particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as
one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to
communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever
as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals.
So keep it secret till they are all apprehended.  Other victims who have
not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny
and possible consideration.



The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (Motto: No Body is
Above the Law) have combined effort with the United Nation Anti-crime
commission to alleviate and redeem the image and past wounds of
foreigners and firms who were defrauded, scammed and abandoned by this
syndicates to slight down our dignities to international communities.



Many banks have been in bankrupcy today, Universal firms, Companies and
individuals due to the activity of these hoodlums. However,
investigation have shown that these people have dropped over 500,000
victims after collecting their money falsefuly, many committed suicide
and others living by the grace of God.



With the sanity presently at hand, we have over 500 convicts at hand,
300 in kirikri prisons while many are still awaiting trail while We
still fetch for others who feel they are wise and hope that you will be
our friend by giving us more information as per clue in apprehending
them.



For Success Stories for money recovered and returned visit:



http:/[ DELETED ]



Most Wanted: http://[ DELETED ]



You can receive your compensations payments via WIRE TRANSFERS. I shall
feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.



Send a copy of your response to the official email:
mrs.iyamahsylvanius@yahoo.com



For Inquiries:

On-line service: [ DELETED ]



Yours faithfully,

MRS.IYAMAH SYLVANIUS.



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