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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: "Ban Ki-moon" <neran@wo7h99lut.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <un.secretary00@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:48:16 -0700
Subject: Treat As Important

Attention: Beneficiary,
 
Firstly, I will like to introduce myself formally as Mr. Ban Ki-moon, The United Nation Secretary General.You are been officially contacted by me today because your Inheritance Funds has been approved to pay you by us (United Nation)
 
After the Nigerian 50th independent on 1st of October 2010,President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has instructed that all the unpaid beneficiaries that haven't receive their fund long time ago must be paid this time starting from 5th May 2011. To that effect, You where advice to get back to me with your means of identification to enable us proceed with the payment as soon as possible.
 
In addition to this,I wish to let you know that the Federal Government of Nigeria in conjection with the senate committee of Federal Republic of Nigeria has approved the total sum of $14,700,000.00 United States Dollars to be wired into your bank account through the bank that we the United Nation choose, to avoid fraudulent activities.
You are to ignore all the email that said that it's from Dr. Lamido Sanusi Lamido, Nigerian President or any office in Nigeria, why because we are the people that will direct you on whom to contact for your payment because Dr. Lamido Sanusi Lamido and the President of Nigeria has instructed us to handle the payment single handedly. So any email you receives from Nigeria regards payment that is not from this office is FAKE.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General, United Nation.
http://www.un.org/sg/
 
CC: Attorney General of United States of America (Mr. Eric Holder)
CC: FBI
CC: Anti Fraud Unit USA
 
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