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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. Mark Sullivan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sullivanmark232@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:13:15 -0500
Subject: From U.S. Secret Service, Change We Need


U.S. Secret Service
Office of Government Liaison & Public Affairs
245 Murray Drive,
Building 410,
Washington, DC 20223

MISSION STATEMENT;
The United States Secret Service is mandated by statute and executive order to carry out two significant missions: protection and criminal investigations. The Secret Service protects the President and Vice President, their families, heads of state, and other designated individuals; investigates threats against these protectees; protects the White House, Vice President’s Residence, Foreign Missions, and other buildings within Washington, D.C.; and plans and implements security designs for designated National Special Security Events. The Secret Service also investigates violations of laws relating to counterfeiting of obligations and securities of the United States; financial crimes that include, but are not limited to, access device fraud, financial institution fraud, identity theft, computer fraud; and computer-based attacks on our nation’s financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure.


MESSAGE:

ATTN: Sir,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FGN/UBN/06654/2010 ($3.5Million USD)

This is to bring to your notice that we have concluded arrangements with the International human right commission to pay 100 victims of scam the sum of $3.5USD (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars each).You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid the above said amount and You are required to get back to this office as soon as possible for immediate release of the fund to you. On this faithful recommendation, it might also interest you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held here in Washington Dc, USA, it was alarming on the money lost by various individuals to the scam artists operating in syndicates all over the world today.

In other to compensate victims of this ugly act, the United Nations is now paying 100 victims the sum of $3.5Million USD each in agreement with the new President of Nigeria where most of the said act originated.

Due to corruption and inefficient Banking System in most Banks of these days, payments are to be made by this respective and most reliable bank under funding assistance by World Bank and United Nations Organization while we have been mandated to monitor and ensure that this payment is completed without further delay or mistake of any kind.
According to the number of applicants at hand on this third section of the payment, 53 Beneficiaries has been paid, over a half of the victims are from the United States, we still have an outstanding of 47 scam victims left to be paid, other victims who have not been contacted can submit this information as stated below for scrutiny and possible consideration.

1 Your full name:
2 Your residential address:
3 Your direct phone number:
4 Your file reference number stated above:
5 Your age:
5 Professions:
6 Active Bank account details for immediate funds transfer:

Confidently Contact the officer in charge of your payment at Union Bank of Nigeria Plc on his direct contact details and follow the bank statutory payment process as we are monitoring with complete information of this matter. Be guaranteed that he can not attempt delay, mistake scam knowing that he will never escape the danger that lawfully awaits such act.

Direct Email; skadeyemiub@blumail.org
Telephone +2348185574425
Name; Dr S.K Adeyemi.
Be warned to discontinue any further communication to every other transaction you have been having with any other office persons or ministry for your own good interest.
Thanks for your understanding.

Mr. Mark Sullivan.
Director,U.S. Secret Service.

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