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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: "Mr. Robert B Zoellick" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dicksont23@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:45:09 +0530
Subject: PAYMENT ADVICE

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
OUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX027
WEBSITE: www.imf.org
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
ATTN: sir/madam,
I am Mr. Robert B Zoellick, The World Bank President. This message is based on the meeting which the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) held in London United Kingdom on 04th of March 2011 regarding your expenses which you made for failed Transactions like Contract Fund, bank transfer, Lottery Fund transfer and inheritance fund. According to the International Monetary Funds Agency (I.M.F), they discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Banks And Legal Attorneys who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, and we want to use this opportunity to inform you that some of this fraudsters has been curbed and their account has been also frozen, regarding to the meeting the UN, EU, AU held, all the money that was recovered from their account must be used to compensate the victims. This is to fight crime and corruptions/fraud globally and you are advice not to fall into their hands any more after receiving thi
te: You are advised to contact the FOREIGN PAYMENT CLAIM CENTER IN UNITED KINGDOM DIPLOMATIC EMBASSY set up for this payment by WORLD BANK with your correct contact details below. And also be informed that the amount to be paid to you through A CONSIGNMENT SEAL MODE OF PAYMENT WORTH $500,000USD . Meanwhile, FOREIGN PAYMENT CLAIM CENTER IN UNITED KINGDOM {FPCC} has received your payment authority/irrevocable release/unconditional payments guarantee by the executive directors of United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) to pay you off this $500,000USD.You are therefore advice to contact the who is incharge of the amt card with the below contact details:
CHAIRMAN NAME :Mr.Mccain Lorin
EMAIL: imf@administrativos.com
WEBSITE: www.imf.org
UK OFFICE :+(44)7017418804
Write them a mail immediately. Contact Mr.Mccain Lorin , and also send the following information as stated below to him:
1. YOUR FULL NAMES:---------------------------------------------------------------
2. CONTACT ADDRESS:--------------------------------------------------------------
3. PHONE NUMBER & FAX NUMBER:----------------------------------------------
4. YOUR OCCUPATION:--------------------------------------------------------------
5. COUNTRY:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. AGE: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It is very important that you contact the Diplomat Immediately and start on the process to claim your consignment seal award compensated ,Foreign Remittance Department through email for urgent
Payment delivery.
Cogratulations in Advance.
Mr. Robert B Zoellick.
(President World Bank)
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:

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