419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- uninfo.centre1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCE & CERTIFICATION DEPT."
<united-nations.1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: uninfo.centre1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:54:41 +0100
Subject: RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT

FROM UNITED NATIONS FUNDS CLEARANCE AUTHORITY
INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCE & CERTIFICATION DEPT.
125 HOLMEAD RD, PADDINGTON, SW6 2JD
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
WWW.UN.org
Email: uninfo.centre1@gmail.com

ATTENTION Bonified Beneficiary,

REALISTIC SUCCESS ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITANCE APPROVED PROJECT FUND.

The United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA), Hereby write to
inform you that everything is officially SET towards ensuring the
perfect remittance of your Approved Inheritance payment of $10.5M (Ten
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United states Dollars). Our utmost
priority is to ensure maximum security of your Funds' Remittance and
also to protect the movement of the Fund perfecting its movement
successfully into your own Nominated Bank Account and possession

We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon. We are happy to inform you that
based on our recommendation and instructions; your Entire Africa and
Middle East Development Programme United Nations contract project fund
of $10.5M which you are to inherit has been credited in your favor
through our Africa overseas paying bank.
You are therefore advised and expected to reconfirm the following
below details for the clearance and approvals of your Payment;

Your Full name:___________________
Date of Birth:______________________
Occupation:________________________
Fax/SSS Number:______________________
Active direct Phone Number:_________________
P.O Address, City and State:______________________

In receiver of the true information supplied by you to our department,
after confirmation of your furnished details above, a receipt email
letter shall be sent to you as soon as possible to enable the
proceeding of your contract payment transfer and to help us monitor
your funds properly Following the IMF and the US Department of States
instructions.

Note: You are urged to respond positively on time so that instructions
shall be passed to you on how to possess your inheritance contract
payment from the approved paying bank oversea. Your response is
urgently waited for, Thanks for Your humble patient in dealing with
the case and we expect your urgent response to this email to enable us
monitor this payment effectively.

CONGRATULATIONS,

Raymond Maxwell

CHAIRMAN;
United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA)
We The Peoples; A stronger UN for a Better World

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