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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: "UNWBFDRC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wbfdbbureau@att.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 02:39:57 +0700
Subject: COMPENSATION ASSISTED PROJECT

UNITED NATIONS AND WORLD BANK FOREIGN DEBT
RESETTLEMENT COMMITTEE, FOR EUROPE,AMERICA,
S.AMERICA,AFRICA,ASIA AND OCEANIA

COMPENSATION ASSISTED PROJECT

Attn:Beneficiary

Your Email ID is among one of the listed scam victims beneficiary that will be compensated with
the sum of USD$650,000,00 as part payment refund from their Next of Kin inheritance

Fund,executed contract Amount Payment and Lotto Prize Wining fund from various countries in
America,Africa,Europe and Asia.
We discovered that you have been going through difficulty by paying heavilly to wrong
people,offices and banks while trying to secure this payment back home, we are using this
opportunity to apologize for the delay or whatever hitch you pass through in the pass, and urge
you to stop further transaction with such people now.

In this regards United Nations and World Bank has come to your aid by approving this payment to
you as at this time.

U N and World Bank are compensating you as stipulated under Section B act 4 of United
Nations Compensation Commission/World Bank (UNCCWB) guide lines, Please Reconfirm your
information below in other to receive this prize from us;

1. Your Full Name
2. Postal address
3. your Direct Mobile numbers

To enable us reconcile your file and direct our appointed payment Bank to forward your payment
to you as soon as possible.

Yours,

Mr.Robert Miller
UNWBRC Officer
Email: t.h550@centrum.cz

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