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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: "UNMOVIC.ORG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unmovic.forum@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:38:43 +0100
Subject: Are you are of this change??

Attn: Beneficiary,

Dear Sir/Madam,

As a result of the emerging global economic recession and its consequent(effect) financially, we hereby inform you that your over due payment/claims of funds originating from Contract/Inheritance payment claim has received the prompt attention of the United Nations in conjunction with the World Bank and the European Bank for immediate release and therefore has been approved the sum Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$12.5M)only as part of your payment entitlements.

It has reached our office on Foreign Payment and reconciliation that you have applied that your inheritance/contract payment be paid through this account information as stated below:

BANK: FORSTAEDERNES BANK A/S
ADDRESS: BIRKEROED, HOVEDGADE 2-4
COUNTRY: DENMARK
SWIFT CODE: FBBKDKK
IBAN: DK8854910009691193
BENEFICIARY: CORDUS OIL & GAS
BANK OFFICER: ASKER JESPERSEN

Kindly confirm this information to enable us give final approval for the immediate release of the part payment valued at US$12.5 to the above mentioned account particulars without delay. We cannot be held liable for any loss or diversion of your fund due to wrong information.

Most of the required statutory fees to be paid by you to this office has been wavered following the intervention of the World Bank/IMF regarding the long delay and inconveniences suffered by you while waiting to receive this payment. We hereby notify you that your part payment have been cleared to be paid to you via one of our accredited paying banks in Europe.

You are to receive the payment by a way of Authomated Teller Machine Crad(ATM),the Original Copy to be delivered to you. Sequel to this you are hereby advice to kindly and urgently reconfirm the above mentioned bank information to us and the below personal information to enable us complete every statutory arrangement and advice our accredited paying bank accordingly in your favour.

Your direct tel no.
Your full names
Your address
Your company name and address if any.
Your occupation.

Thanks for your urgent anticipated response.

Sincerely Yours,
Mr. Ewen Buchana.
Public Information Officer.
United Nations Monitoring,
Verification and Inspection
Commission (UNMOVIC.ORG).

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