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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: "General David Petraeus" <davidpetraeus@live.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 14:04:44 -0000
Subject: UNITED NATION HUMANITARIAN COUNCIL.

UNITED NATION HUMANITARIAN COUNCIL.

Goodday Partner,

During our General Conference meeting held 14th Day of March 2011 we
contacted with the secretary General of United Nations of which three names
was mentioned, in our data base of foreigners that are assisting Africa
children but due to the corruption in Africa, and lack of Good will people
and reliable to your transaction and you have not received anything from
Africa and united nations for your good work helping Africa children.
Above all there are Two Sierra Leone children whom their late father diamond
merchant, deposited the sum of 8.5million united state dollars and a truck
box of Diamond with the United Nations Depository Vault which i was mandated
by God to assist the children to have a foreign beneficiary who can help
assist this children invest abroad cause of Economic Instability affecting
Africa countries by his late father, I find your profile very interesting
and I wish to update you properly about the delivery procedure. The New
Honorable Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon the formal
South Korea foreign minister who took over from kofi Annan has began to use
his office to assist Africa children who would like to leave abroad.

I have forwarded this children name and they will be issue with UN
Diplomatic Immunity Passport that will take them to any part of the world
where they will stay. In view of this, I am using this single opportunity to
appoint you as their beneficiary if only you can assure me that when you
receive the funds for the children you will protect the funds, invest it in
a profitable business, educate the children and make life worth living for
them. At your next reply; you will now forward all your personal data, fill
the UN OCHA FORM and send it to me, to enable me secure UN EXPRESS ACCESS
CARD and UN Diplomatic Immunity Passport for you so you will be appointed as
a Humanitarian Officer to United Nations which allow you to receive all
consignments without any security interference.

All your effort to Diplomat Paul Smith was unsuccessful due to the fact that
you have not obtained a membership from our Humanitarian Office. You are
required to be a member representative of the United Nations Humanitarian
Council before you can be a legible member to receive your consignment to
your residential. I await your receipt to this mail and thanks for your
mutual understanding.


Best Regards,

General David Petraeus
(Head of United Nation Humanitarian Council)
E-mail: davidpetraeus@live.co.uk
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