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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 Nations <mr_jerryude020@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: undispatcho@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:33:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: To The Attention Of Beneficiary,


United Nations
Assisted Program 
Directorate of
International Payment 
United Nations
Liaison Office - Africa 

 
To The Attention Of
Beneficiary, 
 
This email is to
notify you about the release of your outstanding payment which is truly
$4.700,000.00 Million Dollars The Federal Government scheduled a time frame to
settle all foreign debts which includes Contract/Inheritance/Lottery (Sponsored
by Microsoft and UK National Lottery) and other international loans. News had it
that over the past, numerous individual(s) who happen to be impostors (claiming
to be individuals, banks and organizations) are claiming to release numerous
sums of fund via numerous ways. 
 
You have two options
to receive your payment which is either a Pin Based ATM card or Certified
Cashier’s Check. You are advised to select one out of the two options on how you
wish to receive your $4.700, 000.00 Million Dollars through ATM card or Check
which will be shipped via FedEx Shipping Courier Company and would get to you
within 2 to 3 working days at most. 
 
The actual fees for
shipping your ATM Card/ Check is $125.99 Dollars but because FedEx have
temporarily discontinued the C.O.D which gives you the chance to pay when
package is delivered for international shipping as stated on their  
 
We had to sign a
contract with them for bulk shipping which makes the fees reduce from the actual
$125.99 Dollars to $96.99 Dollars nothing more and no hidden fees of any sort!
You are advised to contact the dispatching officer responsible for the shipping
of your Check or ATM Card with the following information for shipping of your
payment through Check or ATM Card. 
 
Contact: Lucky Hook
(Mr.) 
United Nation
Dispatching Officer 
E-mail:  undispatcho@hotmail.fr 
 
Make Sure you
provide him with the following information: 
1, your full
Name:
2, Your Address
where your payment will be dispatch to you: 
3, Home/Cell
Phone:
4, Preferred Payment
Method (Check or ATM): 
 
The dispatching
officer will provide you with instructions on how you are to make the payment of
$96.99 Dollars only for the shipping of your ATM Card or Cashier’s Check.
Remember that you are not paying any fees extra no matter what. Once again note
that the actual FedEx Retail Price is: $125.99 Dollars you’re Price (Because of
our contract signed): $96.99 Dollars ($29.00 Dollars
Savings!) 
 
The information you
will use to send the fee to them is
 
Receiver Names/
Alexander Ekwealor
Country Benin Republic
Test Question
Send
Test Answer
Now
MTCN........
 

Respectfully, 

Amb. Anthony
Moore 
UN Envoy (African
Region) 



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