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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jimovia146@live.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:42:50 +1000
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT IS READY !

Compensation Unit,In Affiliation With The United Nation.
Directorate Of International Payment And Transfer Dept.
United Nation Liaison Office  Wire Transfer/Audit Unit
Central Africa Abuja
.Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027.
 
 
 
 
Attention:Honorable Beneficiary:
 
 
 
 
I am writing you to inform you on the below content regarding compensation which is brought to you by the united nation. You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been  have not receive their contract / inherited  funds  in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS has finally agreed to compensate them with the sum of $3 MILLION  DOLLARS .
 
 
 
This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems , political crisis  etc.
 
 
 
We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed. You are advised to contact Mr Jim Ovia (THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE FUNDS)  he is our representative in Africa.
 
 
 
Contact HM immediately for your International ATM VISA CARD worth of USD$3, MILLION DOLLARS These funds are in a ATM VISA CARD for security purpose. He will release to your ATM VISA CARD to you and you can make withdrawal in any ATM/VISA CARD Machine Cash Center of your choice. Therefore, you should send him your:
 
 
 
Full Name:............
Telephone:...................
Mailing Address: .................(where you want him to send your ATM CARD to you.
Copy of your ID: .....................
 
 
 
Contact Mr.Jim Ovia (THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE FUNDS) immediately for your ATM VISA CARD:
 
 
 
THE HM TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE FUNDS
 
 
 
Person to Contact: Mr Jim Ovia.
Email: jimovia146@live.com
phone:+23480541-680-86.
 
 
 
For further Verification, please visit the link below for Reconfirmation to prove legitimacy.
 
 
 
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm
 
 
 
 
Hope to hear from you as soon as you cash your ATM CARD to enable us add to the list of what we have achieve to make the world a better place for you and me.
 
 
 
 
United Nation making the world a better place.
 
 
 
Regard
 
Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon.

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