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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: <stocks.lse@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 07:25:41 +1000
Subject: UN Waiver benefit 203--108

 
 
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                                  (INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)  
                                           UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
                                        (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
                                   DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT            
                                     48 Albany Street, Camden, London NW3 6EE
 
 
Attn:
 
We have concluded plans concerning the release of your fund, but we await the settlement of your final charge to secure the release of your fund. I pleaded to the Board for the waivers of your charge, believing this will enable you to receive your fund before the payment of your charge.
All you need do now is to pick up a Waivers Form, fill it and return same for the 100% waivers of your charge. With Waivers Certificate, your charges will be suspended until you confirm your fund in your bank account or at your door step before the settlement of your charge, Be inform that the waivers form is not free you have to pay, to obtain this form it  will only cost you a little amount, and it can only take 24hours to have your fund release to you without any further delay.
With Waivers certificate, all your charges will be suspended until you confirm your fund before payment of your charge. I want you to hold me responsible should you apply for waivers and you are not granted 100% Waivers on your charge.
This system was newly introduced to assist beneficiaries in receiving their fund. This was also necessitated by the recent suicide boom attack on the UN Headquarter building in Abuja FCT, Nigeria last Friday 27th Day of August 2011 which left more than 15 UN Officials dead. The Nigeria Senate has pleaded to the UN to see that all foreign contractors and beneficiaries of inherited funds in Nigeria are paid through the World Bank Fund Liquidators without further delay or encumbrance.
 
 
The Terrorists would not stop until foreign contractors/beneficiaries are paid and the North also allowed to implement Sharia laws. This is why we are giving you a 100% waiver as the nations of Africa is in uproar.  
 
 
Please do NOT treat this message as spam!
 
We await your prompt response.
 
Yours Faithfully.
 
MR. BAN KI-MOON
(Secretary)
United nations
 
 
 

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