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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 Trust FundX" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <trustfunds5@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:33:24 -0800
Subject: UN / Poverty Eradication Cash Grant

UNITED NATIONS TRUST FUND®
England Department of Humanitarian Affairs.
Palais des Nations CH-1211 Switzerland.
Malaysia Funds Remittance Office,
Wangsa Maju 10,Jalan 1/27B, Sek 1 Bendar Baru
Wangsa Maju 53300 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Dear Beneficiary,

You have been selected by the UN for a Humanitarian Development Cash Grant
program to enhance and develop the standard of living geared towards poverty
eradication as targeted before the year 2020. You have been granted the sum
of $650,500.00 USD your grant pin # UNO-361/EH6/2011.

Contact the UN payment department with the below details for funds remittance.

Payment Officer : Dr. Curtis Young
Phone Number : +60-105-603-083
Email : trustfunds5@aim.com

Regards,
Mrs. Vivian Bruce.
UN Secretary Asia.

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