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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: "ADAM ERICH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aerich44@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:31:57 -0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting and Investigations Division

From: Mr. Adam Erich

This is to officially informed you that I received your mail, and to tell you the truth your name is on the list
of scam victims that will be compensated with the sum of $1.5M from United Nations and because of the
scam going on in Malaysia make united nation send me to Malaysia to make sure people like you receive there
fund from Malaysia here

And I wish to tell you that since the little days I have spent in this country, there are a lot of people who are
interested in confiscating your fund into their personal account because they know too well that you can't
be able to come to Malaysia to claim your USD$1.5Million Approved payment.

This Thief, Ben S.Bernanke and others with his Cohorts came to the Central Bank Head office, saying that
you died of Car Accident and before you died, you made him your rightful Next of King we are verifying that
since all this days but now we have find out that all he is saying is lie

And we just received information from the United Nation headquarters where your fund is approved to make
sure that you confirm your fund in your account before I return back to New York to summit my report. We
do not want anything that will jeopardize your chances of receiving your fund

Urgently reply back with your full banking details so that I will forward it to our appointed paying bank for
your urgent transfer of your approved USD$1.5Million in your bank account without any delay or any hitch

Lastly, if you really wish to receive your fund, you have to follow my directives and STOP every communication
you are doing with any offices so that you will not be confuse until the funds hit into your account,

The only fee Approved by the Federal Government of Malaysia and the United Nations Organization for you
to pay before you receive your approved payment is the Court Notarization fee which is the UN Clearance
Certificate and European Union Clearance Certificate Fee of $550 USD ONLY.

You are required to urgently make the payment via Western Union Money Transfer with the name bellow for
your immediate transfer:

RECEIVER NAME: KELLY GEORGES
ADDRESS:KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
AMOUNT: $550
MTCN:....................?
SENDER NAME:.............?
SENDER ADDRESS:....................?

Urgently send the payment information along with your full banking details so that your fund will be wired into
your bank account once you send the Court Notarization fee so Get back to me so that I will forward you
the approval certificate which will back up your fund transfer and with those certificate no official have right
or power over your fund transfer,

Note this fund have been approved by the Government of Malaysia ministry of finance and the United Nations
Organization and it is now ready to be transfer into your account immediately the money is received from
you..Thanks for your understanding I am looking forward to receiving your immediate response,

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Adam Erich
United Nations Under-Secretary
General for Internal Oversight

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