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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Festus Martins." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <festusmartins56@globomail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:46:07 +0200
Subject: UNITED NATIONS (/IMF ASSISTED PROGRAMME)

UNITED NATIONS (/IMF ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS,
UNITED-NATIONS INCONJUNCTION WITH THE (/IMF)
RE-UNION ASSISTED RECONCILIATION PROGRAMME DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL CASH PAYMENT DELIVERY WITH IMMUNITY CLEARANCE ON ALL YET UN-PAID FOREIGN OWED PAYMENT UNIT, Our Ref: UN//IMF/UK-NG/APPROVED-PLAN/ AUGUST 2010
England BB4 6, United Kingdom .
Email: festusmartins55@globomail.com
Tel: +447024063845
 
 
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.
 
I am Barr: Festus Martins, the newly appointed director general in charge of approving & releasing all owed yet unpaid\Un-released foreign payments and also the special adviser to the United-Nation fighting against the un-necessary delays of beneficiaries yet unclaimed payment including yours which was recently discovered this week that has not yet been paid to you by the present BRITISH GOVERNMENT after series of investigation conducted.  I am delighted whole heatedly to inform you that the contract/Inheritance panel of the UN, which just concluded it’s seating in London federal capital territory just released your (E-mail Id & Name) among the currently approved beneficiaries who are to benefit 100% from this very diplomatic immunity 3rd quarter payment of the year.
 
 
This panel was primarily delegated to investigate and to genuinely manipulate all owed debts and claims as it has eaten deep into the economy of the Great Britain-London. However, i wish to personally bring to your urgent notice, so that you will be aware that your yet unclaimed payment data's is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid and un-claimed owed debt in my department where i newly work as the new appointed (UN) lawyer in charge of approving & releasing of all yet unpaid debts recently recovered back by the (UN) office in London been our branch after discovering that your payment has been delayed un-necessary due to one reason or another while auditing was going on this week.  Your own file was personally forwarded to my executive office by the chief auditors of the (UN) as an unclaimed fund. At this moment, I wish to use this medium of communication to inform you that for the time being the (UN) has completely stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer, Atm Card, Bank
 
 
In this regards, I am going to use my good office now to send you your just approved part-payment in the tune of $6M (Six million United States Dollars) only by cash to you via a special (UN) universal diplomatic delivery means to you. In process of doing that, I will personally secure every needed documents as the newly appointed lawyer representing the (UN) office now to cover the money including the affidavit to claim of this particular yet unclaimed payment from our federal high court here in London which will bestow the right and privilege to you as the rightful beneficiary who is to receive this payment after meeting up with the delivery requirement as the British law stipulates. 
All these will be done perfectly only on the condition that you will give me 10% of the funds we are about disbursing to you which is Six Hundred Thousand United States dollars only out of the $6 million you are to receive as soon as you receive the money which will come to you through Diplomatic means. Note: The money will be coming on 2 security proof trunk boxes. The boxes are already sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine by the managing of this organization and i also want you to know that the management are not aware of my plans with you in this transaction, so you have to keep it a top secret till me and you are able to conclude this very transaction. This fund was brought to us from the World Bank special delegates because the funds itself was meant for our local fame market here in the UK . .But you don't have to worry for any thing that need to be taking care of here in London, as this transaction is 100% risk free and will remain legit as long as you work with me transparently. T
 
 
All you need to do now upon your willing acceptance on my condition, is to send to me a guarantee that you will give me 10% of the funds as soon as you receive the $6.M and your full house address and your identity such as, international passport or drive license including your personal contact phone numbers which must be a working numbers, the diplomatic attached will travel with it. He will call you immediately he arrives in your country's airport to update you and I hope you understand each and every point that I’ve made clear to you in this email message am sending you.  WARNNING/ADVISE: Please note carefully that any money requested from you by anybody, office, banks or group of people from Africa/Nigeria or any part of the world to receive your payment expect the United-Nation Appointed Commission Office (UK), presently in charge of recovering all un-necessary delayed yet unclaimed owed debts payments, whom the FBI, IMF and other financial agencies have irrevocably approved that should serve you b
 
 
MOST IMPORTANTLY: for security reasons and to enable the both of us conclude this transaction successfully, note that the diplomat coming with the consignment boxes will not know the original contents inside the boxes he is to deliver to you. So what l and our accredited management will declare to him that is inside the consignment boxes is a sensitive photographic film material and classified volume confidential company's contract documents. Also note categorically that, before i proceed with the next arrangement, you are advice to call me at Tel: +447024063845. or respond back to me immediately through email: festusmartins55@globomail.com so we can talk and agree first before i seal this transaction with you and if you have any question to ask for more clarification before and remember to send the required information’s directly to my Email address and I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the diplomatic immunity clearance certificate that will be tagged on the boxes t
 
 
Please, I need your urgent reply via my email address, because the boxes are schedule already to live immediately as soon as I hear from you today. You should confirm immediately you receive this message through my Email: festusmartins55@globomail.com
 
 
Congratulations Once AGAIN.
 
Respectfully Yours in-service,
 
Barrister. Festus Martins,
 
(UN) Human Right Activist.

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