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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 Nation Payment Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationpayme@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:21:22 +0100
Subject: Confirm Your Cash Payment 212.24.224.149

Confirm Your Payment

Attn Client ,

How are you today? You may not understand why this mail came to you.We have been having series of meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2
days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS Mr Ban Ki-moon .

This email is to all the people that have received scammed Emails in any part of the world or have been scammed, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to
compensate them with the sum of US$1,200. 000 Cash. The selection process was carried out through our computerized email selection system from a
database of global email address drawn from all the continents.

This 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 etc.

Do contact Global Diplomatic Courier with this CONSIGNMENT NUMBER:DCJKT00523G through this e-mail address written below. Contact them
immediately for the delivery of your fund cash and you will pay an Express Security Keeping fee of $110 only for the shipment of your fund
to you from any were you might wish to receive it .

Person to Contact: Mr David Fairbank.

Tel: +229 97 65 87 48

Email: jpgdcourrier@gmail.com

Contact them immediately for the delivery of your fund cash to you from any were you might wish to receive it .

You are to forward the following

1. Your Full Name

2. Current Address

3. Mobile Telephone Number

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you Received Your CASH AMOUNT. Making the world a better place.

Regards,

Mr Ricks David
United Nation Office
London Uk (UNOL)



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