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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: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bcb.plc@blog.lt>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:37:36 -0500
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION AWARD OF SCAM VICTIMS WORLD WIDE

Attention:


How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not understand why this email came to you. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the

then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.


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 £7.5M GBP (SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND

GREAT BRITISH POUNDS ONLY), This also includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international

businesses that failed due to Government problems e.t.c.


We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed.


You are advised to contact Mr. Frank Smith head of BERMUDA COMMERCIAL BANK FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT, as he is our representative in UNITED KINGDOM, contact him immediately for your payment of £7.5M GBP (SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS ONLY) so he will state the process of remitting your funds to you.


You are advice to get in contact with Mr. Frank Smith and provide him with below information’s:


Full Name:
Address:
Telephone Number:


Person to Contact


Mr. Frank Smith
Email: bermuda.remittancedpt@gmail.com
Tel: +447024070245


Thanks and God bless you and your family.


We are hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Fund.


Making the world a better place.


Regards,
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
UN Secretary General

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