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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: "COMPENSATION UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kiyo.akasaka@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 10:03:17 +0200
Subject: WORLD BANK COMPENSATION UNIT.

On 19/08/2011, Kiyo Akasaka <info@worldbank-compensation.org> wrote:
 
 
WORLD BANK POVERTY ALLEVIATION REGULATORY IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS.
  
Send a copy of your response to official email: kiyo.akasaka@yahoo.cn
    ATTN: Sir/Madam,
    How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not understand why this mail came to you.
    In regards to the recent meeting between the United Nations and the Present United States Government to restore the dignity and Economy of the Nations and also based on the agreement with the World Bank Assistance to help and make the world a better place for all with the sole aim of Abolishing poverty i send you this mail.
    We have been having series of meetings 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 bankrupted in line of business ventures in and outside their country and in any part of the
    world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$4,000,000.00 (Four Million United States Dollars) upon presentation of proof through their solicitor.  This is a open offer to all recipient of this mail to revert, then we shall look into it and facilitate your FUND-RIGHT entitlement to you.
    This includes every foreign contractors that have executed contractsin any part of the world that  his/her payment is withheld or stopped, and people that have had an unfinished transaction on international businesses that failed due to change of Government problems etc.
    Your name and email was in the list submitted by our World Monitoring Team and Observers, this is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.
    You are advised to contact: Mr. Kiyo Akasaka
    he is our representative, contact him immediately for your Four Million Dollars [$4,000,0000.000] by Cheque/ International Bank Draft or wire transfer  into your bank  account. All applicants are to obtain a form with the sum of eight hundred and fifty dollars only $850.00, which they will fill in their details and choices of how they intend to receive their entitlement, this will give us the opportunity to keep the filled form in our file records for us to know the recipient that were paid to avoid impostors.
  
    This meeting was first held on the 8th of April 2003. You can view this
    page for your erusal: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm
    Therefore, you should send her your full Name and telephone number and your correct mailing address.
    Contact: Kiyo Akasaka immediately for your Cheque:
    Email: kiyo.akasaka@yahoo.cn
    Goodluck and kind regards,
    Making the world a better place.
    Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
    Secretary (UNITED NATIONS).
    http://www.un.org/sg/

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